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Police seek suspect in fatal Mantua shooting

Police are searching for the gunman who fatally shot a 25-year-old man early Saturday inside the Easy Corner Bar at 537 N. 35th St. in the city's Mantua section. Officers from the 16th District responded to the call at 12:39 a.m., Officer Tanya Little, a police spokeswoman, said.

Police are searching for the gunman who fatally shot a 25-year-old man early Saturday inside the Easy Corner Bar at 537 N. 35th St. in the city's Mantua section. Officers from the 16th District responded to the call at 12:39 a.m., Officer Tanya Little, a police spokeswoman, said.

Officers found the victim on the floor, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at 1:49 a.m.

Police are withholding the victim's identity pending notification of family. - Linda Loyd