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30-Year-Old Shot Dead In Doorway Of Philadelphia Home: Authorities

City police are investigating a homicide in North Philadelphia on Tuesday night, May 28. 

6500 block of Walnut Park Drive; PPD

6500 block of Walnut Park Drive; PPD

Photo Credit: Google Maps (Street View)/Inset: Philadelphia Police

Authorities were called to the 6500 block of Walnut Park Drive around 10:45 p.m., PPD said in a release. They arrived to find 30-year-old Khalief Rhodan lying in a doorway with a gunshot wound to the torso. 

Rhodan was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. 

A 50-year-old suspect was located at the scene and taken to the hospital with chest pain and breathing difficulties, according to PPD. A gun was recovered from the scene. 

"Charges are pending as police continue the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting," a police spokesperson said. 

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