Man shot and killed on front steps of his Kensington home while family said he was holding his 1-year-old son

A 24-year-old man was fatally shot while sitting on the front steps of his home and, according to family, holding his 1-year-old son Wednesday evening in the city’s Kensington section, police said.

Initially, police said the child was not shot but had some scratches to his head and knee, possibly from being dropped by his wounded father. Police late Wednesday night said they believed the boy had been grazed, possibly by several bullets.

Shortly before 6:30 p.m., police on patrol spotted the man unresponsive in front of his house on the 3200 block of D Street with at least one gunshot wound to his face.

Medics transported the man to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:46 p.m. with what medical personnel determined to be multiple gunshot wounds to his head, chest, and torso, said Chief Inspector Scott Small.

The child later was found with his mother about a half-block away, Small said. He was taken to Nazareth Hospital and was reported in stable condition late Wednesday night.

“According to family members, the 24-year-old who was shot and killed was holding his 1-year-old son when this shooting happened,” Small said.

Nearby security cameras recorded video of two assailants riding a red scooter south — the wrong way — on D Street and then opening fire on the man, Small said. The scooter then turns and flees north on D Street.

Police found at least 25 spent shell casings at the scene.