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Northeast man shot dead in apartment

A 19-year-old Northeast Philadelphia man was shot and killed in his apartment this morning, police said, as his girlfriend hid in a closet.

Police were called to the 9400 block of Fairgreen Lane about 10:20 a.m. to answer a report of a gunshot at the Woodbridge Mews Townhomes.

According to a report on 6ABC, a woman believed to be the victim's girlfriend called police. She escaped injury by hiding in a closet.

The man was shot once in the chest, police said. Investigators do not have a motive in the killing.