Police: 19-year-old shot in broad daylight and killed in West Powelton
Philadelphia police investigate a shooting in West Powelton that killed a man in his 20s.
WEST POWELTON - Philadelphia Police are investigating a shooting that killed a 19-year-old.
Officials say police responded to the 600 block of Brooklyn Street just before 1:15 Friday afternoon, on the report of a shooting.
Police arrived to find a teen, identified as Nakir Sylvester, but otherwise unidentified, lying face down in the street, suffering a gunshot wound to the chest.
He was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he died.
An investigation into a motive for the shooting in broad daylight is ongoing. Officials say no weapon has been found and no arrests have been made.
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