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Man killed Sunday in Tacony shooting

A 23-year-old man died after being shot in the back of the head Sunday night at Robbins Avenue and Erdrick Street.

SOURCE: METRO IMAGES

A man died after being shot in the head Sunday night at Robbins Avenue and Erdrick Street in Tacony, authorities said.

Officers responded to the intersection for a report of a person with a gun and found Shaquan Ziegler, 23, who lived nearby on the 3100 block of Barnett Street, with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.

Ziegler was transported to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where he died at 9:22 p.m., police said.

No arrests have been made, and authorities did not provide a suspect description. Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting. ••

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