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Police: Suspect In Custody After 51-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot In North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Police have a suspect in custody after a fatal shooting in Philadelphia's Fern Rock neighborhood on Tuesday morning. Officers responded to a shooting on the 1300 block of Chew Avenue, just after 8:45 a.m.

Police say 51-year-old David Cobb was shot once in the head and pronounced dead on the scene.

Officers arrested 31-year-old Phillip Turner on the 5700 block of Broad Street following the shooting. He is charged with murder, robbery and other related offenses.

No further information is available at this time.

For a list of gun violence resources in Philadelphia, click here.

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