By Associated Press - Thursday, February 23, 2017

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia police say a man is in critical condition after being shot in the face and then dragged more than 80 feet to a vacant lot.

Police believe the man, whose name was not immediately released, may have been shot at a nearby home before he was dragged.

The shooting was reported about 11 p.m. Wednesday and police arrived to find the wounded man.



Police say he’s at Temple University Hospital.

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