Woman found severely beaten, shot in head after brutal domestic incident in West Philly

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police are investigating a violent domestic incident near Fairmount Park that left one man dead and a woman critically injured Friday night.

Police were called to a home near 49th Street and Parkside Avenue around 10:45 p.m. When they arrived, they found a woman who had been severely beaten. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors found a bullet in her head, and underwent emergency surgery.

Police then searched the area where the woman was found and discovered a man in the alleyway next to the home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene…

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