UPDATE: Frankford man killed in front of family
By Shannon McDonald
UPDATE: Philadelphia Police’s Homicide Capt. James Clark told the Inquirer Richard Pearson, 40, may have overheard an argument between his killer and another person before he was fatally shot in the chest Thursday night.
Though they are still searching for more details, authorities believe the incident, which occurred in front of Pearson’s wife and four children, may drug-related.
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