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Police are looking for the shooter in a homicide of a Point Breeze man.
Dwayne Lawson, 20, of the 2000 block of Mountain Street, was involved in a dispute with his sister and her live-in boyfriend inside a home on the 2000 block of Morris Street at 12:34 a.m., Officer Tanya Little of the Police Public Affairs Unit said. During the argument of an unknown nature, a known offender to police is believed to have shot the man once in the head.
The victim was transported to HUP and pronounced dead 11 minutes later, Little said.
The shooter has not yet been arrested nor has his name been released as of press time.
To report information, call Homicide Division at 215-686-3334 or visit www.phillypolice.com/forms.
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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