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Philadelphia man fatally shot, woman in custody, police say

Philadelphia police say a man, 51, was shot and killed; a woman is in custody.

Philadelphia police investigate a crime scene in December. TIM TAI / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia police investigate a crime scene in December. TIM TAI / Staff PhotographerRead moreTIM TAI / Staff

A 51-year-old man was fatally shot inside a building in the 5700 block of North 19th Street late Saturday, police said, and a woman, 33, was taken into custody.

Police said the man, who was shot once in the head, was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he died about an hour after the incident.

They said a gun was recovered, but did not provide identities of the victim or suspect or additional details.