At 1:28 am, police responded to a report of a person with a gun at 2200 Bolton Street. Upon arrival they found a 21 year-old black male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The male was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:37 am.
Police have not released the male's name pending notification of his family.
Police have no motive or suspect.
The city's body count for 2008: 52
Update:
Police have identified the victim as Khalil Wright.
In 2007, the city of brotherly love averaged more than one murder and four shootings a day. This site, by writer Kia Gregory, profiles the city's deadly violence, the people it threatens, and the people who fight desperately for solutions.
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