PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are investigating after a man was found shot dead in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia.
Medics responded to the 3200 block of Cheltenham Avenue just before 3 a.m. Thursday for the report of a man on the street.
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They found the 32-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the head.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities found 16 spent shell casings just inches away from the victim's body.
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The victim is currently being considered a John Doe, possibly in his late 20s or early 30s.
The circumstances leading to his murder remain under investigation.