Police in Philadelphia are investigating what officials said was the first murder of the new year, after a man was shot to death in North Philadelphia early Tuesday.
According to police, the incident happened at about 8:21 a.m. along the 1200 block of W. Harold Street in North Philadelphia.
At that time, first responders found a 35-year-old man laying in the roadway after he had been shot once in the stomach, officials said.
On Wednesday, officials identified the man as Kenneth Carodine of North Philadelphia.
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Carodine was taken to a nearby hospital where, law enforcement officials said, he was pronounced at about 8:46 a.m.
No weapons have been recovered and no arrests have been made, but officials said the incident is under investigation.
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