Crime

18-year-old dies after shooting near YMCA in South Philadelphia: police

By Taleisha Newbill

/ CBS Philadelphia

18-year-old dead after South Philadelphia shooting

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- An 18-year-old died after a shooting in South Philadelphia near a YMCA Wednesday night, police say.

They say he was taken to Presbyterian Hospital after being shot multiple times throughout his body on the 900 block of 17th Street & Christian Street.

He was pronounced dead around 7:44 p.m.

There are no arrests at this time and no weapons were recovered.

Taleisha Newbill

Taleisha Newbill is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Taleisha has previously worked at NBC affiliate WOWT and FOX 42/KPTM in Omaha, Nebraska. She covers breaking news, crime, entertainment and feel-good stories.

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