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Philadelphia SWAT units surround home after suspect shoots man outside Tacony 7-Eleven
SWAT units surrounded a home in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday searching for a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting at a nearby 7-Eleven.
Before 9 a.m., images from Chopper 3 showed an armored vehicle and multiple SWAT officers in body armor in the area of Keystone Street and Longshore Avenue.
Hours earlier around 7:07 a.m., officers responded to the 7-Eleven store on the 6900 block of Torresdale Avenue. A man had been shot in the head there and was pronounced dead on the scene by medics at 7:15 a.m., police said.
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Around 7:44 a.m., officers were called to the 7000 block of Tulip Street, a few blocks away, investigating the presence of a man who may be the shooter wanted in the 7-Eleven shooting.
Several police vehicles were at the store Thursday morning and the parking lot was cordoned off with yellow police tape.
A witness, Chris Mullins, said the shooting stemmed from a fight inside the store.
"The guy opened the door coming out, and they started yelling and screaming. Then they turned around and went back in, and started fighting. One thing led to another... he shot him towards the back of the store," Mullins said.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
