It was 8:16 a.m. Thursday when police responded to the third floor of the building located at 110 North 49th Street.
When officers arrived they found the 34-year-old victim shot 19 times in the stairwell, with two suitcases by his side.
Police say the man was getting ready to take his 3-year-old daughter with him to the airport to catch a flight when he was shot and killed. Police say the victim was going to fly to Florida with his daughter to take her back to her mother there.
Investigators believe although the man was found early Thursday, they think the shooting occurred sometime Wednesday morning. That's when the father and daughter were supposed to fly out.
Philadelphia Police Captain James Clark explains, "We do not believe [the girl] was with him when he got shot. We believe that she was inside the apartment, heard the shots, came out later, found her father dead on the ground, actually tried to wake her father up. Very sad. Then ran into the room, closed the door and hid."
It appears the little girl was by herself for about 24 hours. When she was finally discovered by officers she was brought to police headquarters and transferred into the custody of DHS. Her mother is now en route from Florida to Philadelphia.
Police say the shooting appears very personal and targeted.
