Police: Man, 42, dies after being shot in the head multiple times in North Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - A man has died after being shot in broad daylight at a gas station in North Philadelphia, according to police.
A 42-year-old man pulled up to the Speedway gas station on the 2900 block of North Broad Street just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Authorities say the man paid for gas, but before he could pump the gas into his custom-made motorcycle, he was shot and killed.
Police say the man, later identified as Kevin Mosley, was shot multiple times in the head in an execution-style shooting. He was found lying near the gas pumps.
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SKYFOX was over the scene of the gas station and saw first responders on location Tuesday morning.
SKYFOX in North Philadelphia where authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a man.
This shooting comes hours after a 14-year-old girl and two 15-year-old boys were shot overnight near 19th and Diamond Street in North Philadelphia. Police say one of the boys is in critical condition.
Community organizer, Colwin Williams, says guns are not the problem, but societal mental illness is the cause of senseless killings.
"The guns are not the problem," he said. "It's the mentality, the trauma, the circumstances and our plight as urban communities."
According to authorities, no arrests have been made, and no weapon has been recovered.
Police are asking anyone with information on this incident to contact the police.