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Man fatally shot in Philly's Wissinoming section

The man was struck in the chest and arm, and was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital.

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FILE.Read moreSteven M. Falk / Staff Photographer

A man was fatally shot in the chest and arm Saturday night in Philadelphia's Wissinoming neighborhood.

The shooting occurred shortly before 7:30 p.m. in the 4600 block of Benner Street. Police said they took the man to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before 8 p.m.

His name was not released. Police said only that he was in his late 20s or early 30s. No weapon was recovered at the scene, and police said no arrest had been made.