Man shot and killed following fight outside club in Kensington

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Saturday, January 19, 2019
Man shot and killed following fight outside club in Kensington
Man shot and killed following fight outside club in Kensington. Christie Ileto reports during Action News at 6 a.m. on January 19, 2019.

KENSINGTON (WPVI) -- A man was shot and killed after a fight outside a nightclub in Philadelphia's Kensington section.

Police say they were called to the scene on the 800 block of East Allegheny Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.

Upon arrival, police found the 29-year-old victim was shot once in the head.

Officers tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Investigators don't know who shot him or why, but they are reviewing surveillance video that shows a fight outside the club after it had closed.

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