According to police, officers were called to the 600 block of Franklin Place just after 2:30 p.m.
Police said the 42-year-old man was shot in the head. He was rushed to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
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No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police.