The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at Reading Hospital after crashing into another vehicle on the 700 block of Schuylkill Avenue around 2 a.m., city police previously said.
Investigators now say the driver suffered a single, fatal gunshot wound to the chest. Their manner of death was ruled homicide, police added.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Reading Police Department at 610-655-6116.
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