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Gunman wanted the victim of the Russell Deritis Playground Playground in Philadelphia

Philadelphia (WPVI) – The police in Philadelphia is looking for the shooter who shot and killed a person on a playground on Monday evening.

It happened shortly before 9 p.m. in the 5600 block of the Gray Avenue on the Russell Deritis Playground in the southwest of Philadelphia.

According to the police, the victim was sitting near a play area when the video reports on the market and fires at least nine shots.

“They could see how the victim sat down when a man goes up behind him, sneaking on him, sneaking behind him and shooting the multiple shots that our victim hit,” said Scott Small, police chief of Philadelphia.

The victim, which the police only identified as a man, was shot in the head, face, back and upper body. He was taken to a regional hospital where he later died.

The suspect wore all the dark clothes before he fled in front of the scene.

Officers check the nearby surveillance video in the hope of learning more about a motif.

Everyone with information is asked to call the police under 215-686 tips.

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