Philly man shot in the head dies later of wounds

A 23-year-old Philadelphia man has died of wounds he received Tuesday evening when a gunman opened fire on him in East Mount Airy, police said Thursday.

Zafir Abdur-Rahman of the 1900 block of 71st Avenue in West Oak Lane was one of five men wounded in three separate shootings in the city Tuesday night.

Abdur-Rahman was shot about 7:30 p.m. in the right side of his head while he was standing with another man, also 23, on the 7700 block of Williams Avenue. The other man was shot in the right arm and torso, police said.

Both men were taken to Einstein Medical Center in a private car and admitted in critical condition. Police said the men were ambushed by a gunman in a white compact late model sedan.

Abdur-Rahman died Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Authorities have no motive and no arrests have been made.