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Posted: Aug 02, 2012 3:52 AM EDT Updated: Aug 02, 2012 6:41 AM EDT
By Torrie Williams, Associate Writer
PHILADELPHIA -
A 22-year old man has died after being shot 12 times in the city's Point Breeze neighborhood.
The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. at 23rd and Mifflin streets.
The victim was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said they do have a person of interest in custody ...
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/19175132/man-shot-12-times-in-point-breeze
Posted: Fri, Aug. 3, 2012, 12:27 PM
S. Philly slaying victim identified
A man shot at least 10 times and killed early Thursday in South Philadelphia was identified today as 22-year-old James Knight.
Knight was pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m. at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after police found him riddled with bullets on the 1900 block of South 23rd Street, police said. He lived nearby on the 1800 block.
Investigators have not reported if they have established a possible motive in the shooting death ...
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/164896526.html