According to authorities, a guy was shot in the chest and died after crashing on Philadelphia’s Roosevelt Boulevard on Wednesday afternoon.
The shooting and collision took place in the city’s Hunting Park area on Wednesday at approximately 12:45 p.m. An area around West Roosevelt Boulevard and Old York Road saw gunfire, to which police responded.
A man in his late 30s was discovered with a gunshot wound to his chest in the driver’s seat of a silver Honda CR-V, according to the police. After being taken to a local hospital, he passed away there.
According to the police, the man’s Honda collided with the median and another vehicle when he was traveling north on the boulevard.
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According to the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management, all lanes on U.S. Route 1 between Broad Street and North 9th Street were blocked during the police investigation, but they have since been reopened. No firearms have been found, according to police, and no arrests have been made.
At this point, it’s unknown where and when the man was shot. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the police department’s murder detectives at 215-686-3334 or text or call their tip line at 215-686-8477.
A $20,000 reward is offered for information that results in an arrest and conviction in Philadelphia. The inquiry is still on.
