Man fatally shot in Frankford

A man died early yesterday afternoon after being shot in Frankford. A 12 p.m. call from West Frankfor Town Watch tipped us off to the shooting. At the time, police were following a blood trail and shell casings.The victim was found with multiple gun shot wounds on the 5200-block of Hawthorne Street. He died at 12:16 p.m., according to Action News.

No further information on the victim or suspect has been released.

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