Man fatally shot in West Philadelphia, police say

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Man fatally shot in West Philadelphia, police say

Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a man was fatally shot early Saturday morning.

Homicide detectives with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting in West Philadelphia. 

According to authorities, the shooting happened on the 200 block of N. Peach Street on Saturday at 4:33 a.m. 

Police say officers with the 19th District responded to a radio call for a shooting at the location. 

When officers arrived, they found a man lying on the kitchen floor with a gunshot wound to the upper left back, authorities say. 

According to police, the victim was transported to Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 5:05 a.m. 

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