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Philly police release name of 21-year-old gunned down in Nicetown

Philadelphia police on Thursday identified the 21-year-old man shot to death Wednesday night in Nicetown as Derrick Young. Shortly after 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, police were called to the 1600 block of Rowan Walk where they found Young suffering from multiple gunshots. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medics. Young lived on the block. Police reported no arrests. - Robert Moran

Philadelphia police on Thursday identified the 21-year-old man shot to death Wednesday night in Nicetown as Derrick Young.

Shortly after 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, police were called to the 1600 block of Rowan Walk where they found Young suffering from multiple gunshots. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medics. Young lived on the block. Police reported no arrests. - Robert Moran