Man sought in slaying inside Kingsessing house of ill-repute

A warrant has been issued in an April shooting in Kingsessing that left a 22-year-old man dead.

Shirkey Warthen was in a house on Florence Avenue near 54th Street that cops described as a known location for drug use and prostitution with several other adults the night of April 17 when gunfire erupted inside.

Warthen was hit five times, including twice in the chest, and later died at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. A 34-year-old woman was also hurt in the shooting.

Cops are looking for 23-year-old Kalvin Bishop in connection with the fatal shooting. He's 5 feet 5 and 165 pounds, and was last known to live on Camac Street near Venango in North Philadelphia and Florence Avenue just west of 55th Street in Kingsessing, a block from the shooting scene. He goes by the nickname "Nephew," according to authorities.

Bishop is considered armed and dangerous. Tipsters can contact homicide detectives at 215-686-3334 or the police tip line at 215-686-8477.