Deadly shooting outside Old City bars in Philadelphia NBC10 Philadelphia [Video]

A man was gunned down in the heart of Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood as nearby bars and restaurants were open for business Wednesday night.

The shooting victim appeared to have approached the driver’s side window of a car along South 2nd Street just before 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 4, 2024, before falling to the ground with several gunshot wounds to his neck, chest and torso, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.

Officers responding to 911 calls quickly rushed the man — later identified as 33-year-old Michael Clemens of the East Mount Airy neighborhood — to a nearby hospital, but he died shortly after midnight, Small said.

On the ground near Clemens police also found a gun and evidence that at least five shots had been fired.

Investigators spent the early hours of Thursday searching for more clues as they tried to track down Clemens’ killer. Surveillance video helped give …