Responding officers found a male with gunshot wounds near Grace Cogic church on the 2100 block of Edgmont Avenue around 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, Chester City police said.
The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS workers, police said.
Police say his identity is being withheld.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Chester Detective Raheem Blanden at 610-447-8420 or Delco CID Detective Timothy Deery at 610-891-8030.
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