Philadelphia police are searching for a shooter who killed a man in the middle of a Kensington neighborhood street Monday afternoon.
A man was shot and killed in a daylight shooting that happened along Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia's Kensington community on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.
According to police, the incident happened at about 3:31 p.m., when a 37-year-old man was shot once in the chest in a shooting that happened along the 2800 block of Kensington Avenue.
On Tuesday, police officials identified the man as Stephen A. Erianne from Reading.
Officers responding to the shooting took Erianne to a nearby hospital where, officials said, he was pronounced at about 3:46 p.m.
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Police officials did not immediately detail what led to Erianne's slaying.
Also, officials said no arrests have yet been made and no weapon was initially recovered in this incident.
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However, police officials said an investigation is ongoing.
Police are asking anyone with information in this shooting to contact the Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or submit an anonymous tip via the PPD tipline at 215-686-TIPS (8477).
A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this slaying.
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