A gunman hopped out of a car and opening fire on a man as he walked along a South Philadelphia street while talking on his cellphone Wednesday night, Philadelphia police said.
The May, 29, 2024 along the 2600 block of Jackson street left 50-year-old Hamilton Wyche dead, Philadelphia police said.
Officers found Wyche with several gunshot wounds around 5:38 p.m., police said. Wyche died a short time after arriving at the hospital.
"According to investigators, Wyche was walking and talking on his phone when the suspect, who was sitting in a parked car, exited the vehicle and fired multiple shots," Philadelphia police wrote in a Thursday news release.
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The killer then drove off westbound on Jackson Street in what appeared to be a 2004 Toyota sedan, police said.
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The motive for the deadly shooting wasn't immediately revealed. The investigation continued Thursday, police said.
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This killing is among 106 reported in Philadelphia so far this year as of Wednesday, according to police data. That year-to-date homicide total is down about 38% from last year and the lowest as of May 29 since 2016.
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