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Police ID victim in Tacony Exxon killing

Police homicide division detectives are looking for three suspects in a Tuesday morning murder in Tacony.

Police said the incident happened about 4:02 a.m. Officers from the 15th Police District responded to a report of a person with a gun at the Exxon gas station at 7150 Torresdale Ave.

An employee was located behind the counter with gunshot wounds to the back. A fire department medic unit pronounced him dead at 4:10 a.m. Police identified the victim as Siboram Patro, 67, of the 1100 block of Wellington St.

Police said the motive appears to be robbery. No weapons were recovered, and no arrests made.

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