Amateur boxer possibly targeted in Ogontz deadly shooting: Police

Saturday, June 20, 2020
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a fatal shooting in Ogontz where they say the victim may have been targeted.

Police were called to the 5500 block of Bloyd Street around 11 p.m. Friday for a large fight.
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When officers arrived, they were met with a crowd and learned there had been a shooting.

They found a 51-year-old dead inside an abandoned home. He had been shot in the head.

Police tell Action News the man used to be an amateur boxer.
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They said he had survived being shot three times within the last year.

His name has not been released.



No arrests have been made.
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