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Philadelphia Police Name 88-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Car

Police have identified the elderly man shot dead in a parked car in West Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon, March 5. 

100 block of North Dewey Street; PPD

100 block of North Dewey Street; PPD

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

He was 88-year-old Richard Butler, PPD told Daily Voice. 

Police said they were dispatched to the 100 block of North Dewey Street around 1:30 p.m. They found Butler in a white Hyundai with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, authorities said. 

He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where he died from his wounds around 2 p.m., according to police. 

No weapons were recovered and no arrests made at the scene. Homicide detectives are investigating and anyone with information should call 215-686-8477

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