Homeless man shot several times in Coatesville

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Friday, August 26, 2016
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Police are working to find the shooter who killed a man in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.

COATESVILLE, Pa. (WPVI) -- Police are working to find the shooter who killed a man in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.

It happened around 6 a.m. Friday on the 600 block of Diamond Alley.

Officers arrived to find a man on the ground dead from gunshot wounds.

Police say the man was homeless, and was from Pottstown. He occasionally resided in shelters in Coatesville.

Police have not released his identity pending notification of his family.

The Coatesville Police Department and Chester County Detectives are investigating.