Man, 27, shot to death in Fairhill
A 27-year-old man was fatally shot Monday afternoon in the city's Fairhill section, police said. Shortly after 3 p.m. in the 500 block of West Huntingdon Street, the victim was shot once in the left chest, police said. He was transported by medics to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:34 p.m.
A 27-year-old man was fatally shot Monday afternoon in the city's Fairhill section, police said.
Authorities on Tuesday identified the slain man as Spencer Hutchins, of the city's Frankford Valley section.
He was found on the sidewalk on the 500 block of West Huntingdon Street shortly after 3 p.m., suffering from two gunshot wounds to his chest, police said.
Police said Hutchins had been shot on the 2600 block of North 7th Street and ran the two blocks to Huntingdon Street.
He was transported by medics to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:34 p.m.
Police reported no arrests. The motive for the slaying remained unknown Tuesday.
-Robert Moran