Man shot, killed inside high-rise building in Philadelphia; person in custody

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man was killed after gunfire rang out in a Philadelphia high-rise building on Sunday night.

It happened just after 8 p.m. on the 24th floor of a building on the 200 block of Locust Street in the Society Hill neighborhood.

Officers say a 31-year-old man was shot multiple times in the torso.

He was transported to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been released.

A gun was recovered at the scene and a man is in custody, police say.

No further details have been released on this shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police.

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