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Police: Man shot by father in Grays Ferry

The shooting happened just after 5:40 p.m. in the 1400 block of South 31st Street.

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A 32-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday after he was allegedly shot by his father in the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia, police said.

Just after 5:40 p.m., the victim was shot in the chest during what police called a domestic dispute inside a residence in the 1400 block of South 31st Street. Police took him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

The father was taken into custody and a gun was recovered, police said. Their names were withheld, and no other details were released.