On Sunday, Feb. 6, shortly after 8 p.m., officers responded to reports of a “man with a gun” on the 2,100th quarter of Afton Street.
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Police say that when they arrived, the victim of a man who did not respond, later identified as 60-year-old George Brischel from the 1800 quarter on Lansing Street, received a gunshot wound to the abdomen and back.
Investigators later found out that the suspect fired three shots at Brischel when he got into a car near his mother’s house.
He was transported to Frankford / Torresdale, where he was later pronounced dead.
Officials say the man is in custody.
However, at the moment there are no additional details.
This investigation is active and ongoing in the homicide investigation department.
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