Kensington man gunned down near City Hall
A Kensington man died early this morning after being shot several times on a subway concourse near Philadelphia City Hall.
A Kensington man died early this morning after being shot several times on a subway concourse near Philadelphia City Hall.
The shooting took place just before 2 a.m. near 15th Street and JFK Boulevard.
Kenny Philogene, 22, of the 3100 block of Arbor Street, was found shot in the chest, stomach and left shoulder, police said. He was pronounced dead about a half-hour later at Hahnemann University Hospital.
The homicide was the city's 84th this year.
The count reached 83 yesterday morning, when a gunshot victim died at Einstein Hospital at about 12:30 a.m.
Marlon Banks, 42, of the 1400 block of North 76th Avenue, was shot shortly after 10:30 Saturday night on the 4900 bock of Royal Street.
He'd been shot multiple times.
Police are looking for suspects and motives in both homicides.
