SOUTH PHILADELPHIA: 1 shot dead; 3 arrested, 1 sought

May27

Delaware County Times

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say an early morning shooting death led to a police chase and the arrest of three men.

Police said the 27-year-old man was shot multiple times just before 6 a.m. Sunday in south Philadelphia.

Officials said he was pronounced dead on the way to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

WPVI-TV says responding officers began chasing a vehicle with four men inside through south Philadelphia.

Police said one of the passengers threw a gun out, and the vehicle was stopped shortly afterward and three men arrested. A fourth man is being sought.

The identity of the victim was not immediately released and other details were not released.

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