Man dies after shooting inside Philadelphia laundromat: Police

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Friday, September 25, 2020
Man dies after shooting inside Philadelphia laundromat: Police
Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly shooting inside a laundromat on Thursday afternoon.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly shooting inside a laundromat on Thursday afternoon.



It happened just before 4:30 p.m. at a laundromat located on the 5600 block of Vine Street in West Philadelphia.



Police say a 21-year-old man was shot in the head. He was rushed to an area hospital where he later died.



Police originally identified the victim as a 16-year-old boy, but officers now tell Action News the victim is 21 years old.



Chopper 6 was over the scene where officers have a large portion of the strip mall cordoned off.



No arrests have been made.



Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.



Stay with Action News as we continue to follow this developing story.

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