Police identify man fatally shot inside West Philadelphia laundromat
Police: Man, 21, shot in head inside laundromat in West Philadelphia dies
FOX 29's Dave Schratwieser has the latest after a man was shot and killed at a laundromat in West Philadelphia Thursday afternoon.
WEST PHILADELPHIA - Police have identified a man who was shot and killed inside a laundromat Thursday afternoon in West Philadelphia.
Authorities say 21-year-old Rymeek Martin was shot just before 4:30 p.m. inside Spin Cycle Coin Laundry on the 5600 block of Vine Street.
Responding officers found Martin lying in front of a vending machine with a gunshot wound to the back of the head. He was rushed to Penn-Presbyterian Hospital and pronounced dead just before 6 p.m.
Police say the suspected gunman is a young Black man dressed in a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, dark pants, and dark boots. The suspect was reportedly armed with a .40 caliber handgun.
Anyone with information on this fatal shooting is asked to contact police immediately.
Editor’s Note: Initial police reports stated the victim was approximately 16 years old.
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