Kensington street shooting raises year's tally to 206
The 206th Philadelphia homicide victim of the year was a 38-year-old man shot in the head at 10:30 a.m. yesterday on Ontario Street near H in Kensington, police said.
The 206th Philadelphia homicide victim of the year was a 38-year-old man shot in the head at 10:30 a.m. yesterday on Ontario Street near H in Kensington, police said.
He was pronounced dead at 11:05 a.m. by a paramedic. Police did not release his name, as next of kin had not been notified. There were no suspects.
A 77-year-old West Philadelphia man became victim 205 at 5 a.m. yesterday when he was fatally shot in the head in an enclosed porch on Hunter Street near 57th during what was an apparent robbery, said a homicide detective.
Police yesterday said there were no suspects in Monday's death of Terrance Foman, 29, of West Philadelphia, who became homicide victim 204.
Foman was found shot in the head, chest and stomach at 11:30 p.m. Monday on Morris Street near Point Breeze Avenue in South Philadelphia. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. *