Fatal shooting inside University City market marks second killing at location in recent years

A 26-year-old man was shot and killed inside a University City market in broad daylight Monday afternoon, and police said the gunman fled the scene on an electric scooter.

Officers responded to the 4000 block of Market Street around 4:30 p.m. and found the victim inside the vestibule of the 40th and Market Grocery, suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Police said the victim had been inside the store for some time, speaking with another individual, when the suspect entered with a gun drawn…

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