An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in Philadelphia’s Roxborough neighborhood late Tuesday evening, police said. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 9:22 p.m., officers responded to the 7000 block of Ridge Avenue after reports of a shooting. Police said a man in his 30s was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his body lying by the rear of an apartment complex. He was transported to the hospital by police, where he was pronounced dead at 9:52 p.m. Dozens of shots were fired, police said. There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here. “The scene where we found the victim laying consists of over 30 spent shell casings,” Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said. “Clearly, there are what appears to be semi-automatic handgun spent shell casings and also rifle round spent shell casings,” Small added. “So clearly, two separate caliber, it appears that there was a handgun that was fired multiple times and a rifle that was fired multiple times. Just a few feet away from where the victim was laying, we did find a semi-automatic handgun.” Small added that a vehicle, which they believe belongs to the victim, was struck by gunfire multiple times. Also glass surrounding the rear doors of the apartment complex was hit by gunfire. No arrests were immediately made, police said. Despite this killing, homicides in Philadelphia are down this year about 28%. The 50 homicides, as of Wednesday, are the lowest year-to-date total dating back to when police data is tabulated in 2008. Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox. ...read more read less