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Man, 20, killed in West Philly shooting

The victim was shot in the chest in the 6000 block of Locust Street.

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A 20-year-old man was fatally wounded in a shooting Wednesday night in West Philadelphia, police said.

The victim was shot in the chest by a known assailant just before 8 p.m. inside a property in the 6000 block of Locust Street. Police took him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 8:22.

Police said they had one person in custody and had recovered a firearm.