Deadly shooting outside Northeast Philadelphia LA Fitness is under investigation

Officers responded shortly after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday to a 911 call about a shooting in the back parking lot at Grant Avenue and Blue Grass Road.

When they arrived, officers found a man believed to be in his 20s shot in the back.

Medics took him to Jefferson Torresdale hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities say they also found another man standing over the victim.

The man was taken to police headquarters for questioning. They are not sure if he was with the victim at the time of the shooting.

“We don’t know what (the victim) was doing behind LA Fitness, the witness we have, why that individual was behind LA Fitness, we don’t know. But we have that witness’s car. right next to the crime scene,” Philadelphia Police Chief Scott Small said.

Investigators found a used shell casing and what appeared to be a laser light attached to a semi-automatic weapon at the scene.

No arrest warrants have been issued.

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