Police said the shooting happened at about 12:50 a.m. on the 4700 block of North 13th Street.
When officers arrived, the victim was found lying on the street with a single gunshot wound to his head.
Police said the shooting happened near the Jay Cooke Elementary School and investigators are hoping surveillance cameras captured video of the suspect.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police.
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