50-year-old man shot, killed in South Philadelphia's Grays Ferry section, police say
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A 50-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed on Wednesday evening in South Philadelphia's Grays Ferry section, police said.
Authorities responded to the 2100 block of South 26th Street at around 5:39 p.m. and said a 50-year-old man was shot multiple times throughout his body.
The man was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and police said he died from his injuries. He was pronounced dead a little before 6 p.m. Police later identified the man as Hamilton Wyche.
Multiple bullet markers were scattered on 26th and Jackson streets in Grays Ferry following the shooting.
"We had one young lady come into the building because she was running away from the gunshots and she let us know there was a shooting out here and I prompted her to call her mother and then we had a lockdown until we were able to be released," said Shanelle Coleman, who is the vice president of Outreach and Programs at the nearby Boys & Girls Club.
Coleman knew exactly what to do when the shooting happened and said, unfortunately, it wasn't the first time she has been in this situation. Her main priority was keeping the kids safe, and the club works as a family to make that happen.
"It's just something I know how to do very well," Coleman said. "Keep everyone secluded and away from the doors. Lock them up and wait. It becomes a rush, you know? You have to do everything by protocol and make sure everyone is safe and then call the parents."
Meanwhile, police say they were able to access the Philadelphia Housing Authority housing cameras and police real-time crime cameras, which captured the whole shooting.
Coleman said the team members at the Boys & Girls Club do their best to help the kids process the gun violence.
"We don't talk to them about death," Coleman said. "We just try to make sure they know it's a safe haven. It doesn't matter where you are. If you know you can get to the club, the doors are always open."
Police say they are still looking for the person responsible, but they say they do know who it is. They say they are still working on a motive.