Shooting near Tarken Playground leaves one man dead
By Shannon McDonald
A man was shot just before 10 p.m. last night at Elbridge and Frontenac streets near Tarken Playground. He died about 40 minutes later at Aria Health’s Frankford campus. His identity has not been release, and police are still investigating the details.
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