Possible break-in ends with deadly shooting in Philadelphia neighborhood: police

Philadelphia police are investigating a reported break-in that left a man fatally shot in Point Breeze early Thursday morning.

What we know:

Officers responded to reports of a break-in on the 1600 hundred block of South 18th Street just after 1:30 a.m.

They arrived to find a man in his 30s shot in the chest in the front hallway of the home. 

He later died from his injuries.

Police say the 70-year-old homeowner is cooperating with the investigation.

A gun was also recovered from the scene.

What we don't know:

Further details about the possible break-in shooting have yet to be released.

The Source: Information from this article was provided by the Philadelphia Police Department.

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