Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a man was killed in the city's Kensington neighborhood early Sunday.
According to police, officers responding to a reported shooting near the intersection of G and Madison streets just after 3:30 a.m. found a 38-year-old man unresponsive in the roadway.
He had been shot at least 21 times in the face and legs, officials said.
The man wat taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced at 3:48 a.m., according to law enforcement officials.
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Early Sunday, NBC10's cameras caught the roadway where this incident occurred littered with shell casings.
Officials said an investigation is ongoing.
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