Officers were called to the 2800 block of N. Mutter Street around 8:52 a.m. Thursday.
That's where they found a 43-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the face.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
No suspects have been identified. There was no word on a motive for this shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call Philadelphia police at 215-686-TIPS (8477).