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17-year-old killed in shooting outside Philly convenience store

The young man was struck by multiple shots around 3 p.m. outside of a convenience shop on the corner of 65th Street and Dicks Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Police investigate a Homicide scene at 65th Street and Dicks Avenue on Thursday.
Philadelphia Police investigate a Homicide scene at 65th Street and Dicks Avenue on Thursday.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer

A 17-year-old boy was killed Thursday afternoon in a hail of gunfire outside a convenience store in Southwest Philadelphia, police said.

The young man was struck by multiple shots around 3 p.m. outside the shop at 65th Street and Dicks Avenue, police said.

Police transported the victim to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced at 3:26 p.m.

The sidewalk outside the store was littered with bullet cases Thursday as police investigated the shooting. A suspect has been taken into custody, police said, but no charges have been filed. No additional information was available.