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Man Arrested In Cold-Hearted Convenience Store Slaying: Philadelphia Police

A 43-year-old man has been arrested in the brutal shooting death of Kenneth Kennedy-McLeod inside a Northeast Philadelphia convenience store, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

Siddeeq Shakoor, 43, was taken into custody by the Homicide Fugitive Unit and charged in connection with the fatal shooting, Philadelphia Police said.

Kennedy-McLeod, 37, was gunned down inside a convenience store on the 1500 block of Pratt Street just after midnight on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Officers were called to the area for a report of a "person with a gun" and found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds to both shoulders.

The Lehigh Avenue resident was rushed to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:43 a.m., police said.

Shakoor faces charges of Murder, Criminal Conspiracy, Robbery, Violations of the Uniform Firearms Act, and related offenses.

Police have not disclosed a motive for the killing, and the investigation remains ongoing.

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