Off-duty security guard dies after being shot multiple times
PHILADELPHIA PA October 20 2022 – An off-duty security guard has died after he was shot in West Philadelphia on Wednesday night.
According to police, officers responded to the 6100 block of Market Street around 11:42 p.m. for a report of a shooting.
Authorities say they found a crime scene with evidence of a shooting and witnesses told authorities that someone was shot.
The victim, 37, was driven to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Cedar Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and torso, police say.
According to officials, the man succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 12:02 p.m.
Authorities say 14 shots were fired in the shooting and investigators believe the man was sitting in a vehicle when a shooter walked up to the driver’s door and fired multiple shots.
The victim was a security guard at a bar on the 6100 block of Market Street, but authorities say he was off duty.
