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Police arrest suspect following fatal West Philly shooting

Medics transported the man to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he died at 9:20 a.m.

File photo of Philadelphia Police uniform.
File photo of Philadelphia Police uniform.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer

Philadelphia police have arrested a suspect following a shooting in West Philadelphia Friday morning that left one man dead.

The shooting occurred shortly before 9 a.m. near 54th and Locust Streets. The victim, an unidentified man in his mid-20s, was shot in the right side of his chest while driving, police said. His vehicle crashed into a house in the incident.

Medics transported the man to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 9:20 a.m., police said.

Police said they arrested a person in connection with the shooting and recovered a weapon. Further details were not released.