Police: 40-year-old man fatally shot in the chest in Southwest Philadelphia

Homicide detectives with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating a deadly shooting. 

According to authorities, the shooting took place on Wednesday night around 8 p.m. on the 6000 block of Regent Street. 

Officials say responding officers found a 40-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest. 

Officers transported the man to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 8:38 p.m., per police. 

Authorities say he was later identified as William Nelson of Regent Street. 

The investigation is ongoing and active, according to police. 

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