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What was behind the gunfire that left a man paralyzed from the neck down on the 1400 block of South 20th Street is still unknown.
At about 3:45 p.m. Aug. 31, 17th District police responded to a report of a shooting, where they found the 56-year-old lying on the ground with a bullet to the back of his neck, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. Medics transported the man to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition. There, he went into surgery and was deemed paralyzed.
Ballistics evidence was recovered at the scene, Tolliver said.
The shooter, who was last seen going south on 20th, was described as a black male, about 5-foot-8, 200 to 220 pounds, with a light complexion and goatee and wearing a black baseball cap backwards, a white T-shirt and black jeans.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Contact Staff Writer Amanda Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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