Man gunned down at Awbury Recreation Center in Germantown

Friday, April 14, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating after a man was gunned down at a city recreation center.

It happened around 9 p.m. Friday night on the 6100 block of Ardleigh Street.
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Police say a 24-year-old man was found on the property of the Awbury Recreation Center suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say a weapon was recovered and an arrest was made.

There was no immediate word on what sparked the shooting.
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The victim has not been identified.



This is the second shooting outside of a recreation center this week.

On Thursday, an attempted car theft led to a neighborhood shootout outside of Lawncrest Recreation Center .

No one was injured in that incident, but police say a bullet entered nearby day care that was occupied with children.
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