A pizza delivery driver was shot and killed while dropping off food to an unoccupied property in North Philadelphia early Friday morning, police said.
The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. on the 2300 block of Edgley Street in Strawberry Mansion. Responding officers arrived to the scene to find a 28-year-old man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the back of his head.
The man, whom police have not identified pending family notification, was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 12:45 a.m., police said.
No weapon was recovered at the scene, and police had not made an arrest in connection with the shooting.
At the time of the shooting, the man was making a delivery to a vacant apartment at the Raymond Rosen Homes. Surveillance footage from the area showed two people following the victim as he walked to the property’s door, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told 6abc.
Police were later able to identify the phone number associated with the order the victim was delivering, and said that the food was found untouched inside the property.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Homicide Unit 215-686-3334, or the PPD tip line at 215-686-TIPS. Tips can be made anonymously, and a $20,000 reward is available for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case, police said.
As of Thursday, there were 58 reported homicides in the city for the year, according to police statistics. That figure represents a 38% drop over last year.