PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Detectives are attempting to determine what led to the capturing dying of a person behind a LA Fitness in Northeast Philadelphia early Wednesday morning.

Officers responded simply after 2:30 a.m. to 911 calls of a capturing within the rear car parking zone at Grant Avenue and Blue Grass Road.

When they arrived, officers discovered a person believed to be in his 20s or 30s shot within the again.

“This area is relatively safe so I’m shocked to hear that,” mentioned Peter Paulos of Northeast Philadelphia.

Investigators say a witness was sleeping in a black Subaru behind the fitness center when he woke as much as the sound of a person screaming for assist.

The witness stayed with the sufferer till police arrived, however the man later died.

“I wonder what somebody at 2:30 in the morning is doing here, to be perfectly honest with you, behind the side of the building here. I don’t think it has anything to do with the club,” mentioned Wayne VanHest of Mayfair.

A shell casing and a laser gun scope have been discovered on the scene, however no weapon was recovered.

An worker with LA Fitness tells Action News they’re cooperating with police and offered officers with surveillance video.

“Maybe have some security come around at night especially if there’s things like that after hours in the parking lot of area,” mentioned Poulos.

Two hundred and sixty-eight individuals have been murdered in Philadelphia this yr. That quantity is down six % in comparison with final yr, however individuals who dwell within the metropolis say they do not really feel protected and not using a gun.

“I have a conceal and carry and I’m carrying one right now. I’ve never had a gun in my life, in my 67 years of life, and since I’ve been living in Philly for 11 years,” mentioned VanHest. “I hope I never have to use.”

Anyone with data on the capturing investigation is requested to name police at 215-686-TIPS.

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