Philadelphia man charged in port richmond fatal shooting of 49-year-old michael neumann
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Philadelphia man charged in Port Richmond fatal shooting of 49-year-old Michael Neumann

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July 17, 2025
A Philadelphia man is in custody after police say he shot and killed another man in the street during the early morning hours in Port Richmond.

PHILADELPHIA — A 20-year-old man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Michael Neumann, 49, who was found dead early Tuesday morning in the city’s Port Richmond neighborhood.

Officers from the 24th District responded to a report of a person shot near Salmon and Monmouth Streets at approximately 1:37 a.m. on Tuesday. Upon arrival, they discovered Neumann unresponsive in the roadway near the 2900 block of Salmon Street with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene by a Philadelphia Fire Department medic at 1:41 a.m.

On Wednesday, officers from the same district apprehended Patrick Suarez, 20, of the 6100 block of Torresdale Avenue, following a brief foot chase. A firearm was recovered during his arrest.

Suarez has been charged with murder and related offenses in connection with Neumann’s death.

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