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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

All right, it is Thursday, March 18th.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed on the grounds of the Kern-ommhold correctional facility in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia less than an hour after being released from prison, police said.

Police were called just before 2 a.m. Thursday to the prison on the 8100 block of State Road after reports of gunshots.

When police and medics arrived on location, they found the 20-year-old man lying on the sidewalk with

multiple gunshot wounds to his torso, chest, and arms, according to Philadelphia Police Chief

Inspector Scott Small. You think someone was waiting for him to be released?

I mean, that seems like that seems like, yeah. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Small said, based on ballistic evidence, at least 10 shots were fired from a semi-automatic weapon.

Authorities found most of the shell casings near the victim's body, which Small said indicated that the shooter or shooters were close in proximity to the man at the time of the shooting.

Small said there was no surveillance cameras in the immediate area where the shooting took place.

Guards told police a dark sedan was seen fleeing the scene,

but officials are not certain if it was involved in the shooting.

How do you not have security cameras all around my residential?

This is a freaking prison. Prison. There was a cell phone found near the victim's body,

but it's not clear if it was working or not. Police have not yet identified the victim,

and they haven't said why he was being held in prison. Less than 10 days after reopening for in-person

learning, Mayfair Elementary School in Philadelphia is temporarily closing because of multiple

COVID cases. Officials announced in a letter to parents on Wednesday. If a child chair at a classroom

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