Police identify man killed in Tuesday morning shooting in Center City
PHILADELPHIA - Police say a man has died after he was shot multiple times in Center City, Philadelphia Tuesday morning.
This incident happened just before 12:30 a.m. when police responded to a report of gunshots at the intersection of Broad and Walnut Streets.
When they arrived, police found 26-year-old Kashian Lewis laying on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of Walnut Street.
Lewis was unconscious and had been shot multiple times in the chest, torso area, and leg, according to officials.
He was rushed to Jefferson Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:51 a.m.
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An investigation revealed that the shooting happened about a block away from where Lewis was found at Juniper and Chancellor Streets.
Police say they found numerous businesses with surveillance cameras in the neighborhood with one of the cameras capturing a blue pickup truck traveling southbound on Juniper Street.
According to witnesses, they believe the shooter or shooters were last seen in the blue pickup truck heading towards Logan Street.
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