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Police Searching For Dirt Bike-Riding Suspect In West Philadelphia Deadly Shooting

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Police have released photos of a dirt bike-riding suspect wanted for allegedly shooting and killing a man in West Philadelphia Thursday evening.

The shooting happened at the intersection of 52nd Street and Girard Avenue around 6:30 p.m.

Police say the 37-year-old man was shot twice in the head and once in the chest. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police describe the suspect as a black man with a thin build. He was wearing a blue and white Troy Lee Designs GP Yamaha Jersey shirt, jeans, white sneakers and a full face mask.

He was riding a green dirt bike at the time of the shooting.

If you recognize the suspect, call police.

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