Police: 18-year-old fatally shot in Powelton
POWELTON - An 18-year-old man was shot and killed on Thursday afternoon in Powelton, according to police.
Authorities say the incident happened on the 5500 block of Race Street around 3:04 p.m.
The man, who has been identified as Samir Tolbert-Ponds, was shot twice in the stomach and chest.
He was transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Police say no arrest has been made.
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