Man Fatally Shot in Philadelphia’s Point Breeze Area

Leo Canega

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Early Saturday, just after 1 a.m., a shooting occurred on the 2200 block of Tasker Street in the Point Breeze neighborhood.

A 23-year-old man was shot multiple times in the leg.

He was transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.


At present, the police are searching for the person responsible for the shooting.

The reasons behind this violent act remain uncertain.

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