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An 88-year-old Air Force veteran was killed in broad daylight in West Philadelphia on Tuesday.
According to police, Richard Butler was inside his white Hyundai Santa Fe at 1:35 a.m. on Tuesday when he was shot twice in the chest.
Richard Butler
Butler was pronounced dead 30 minutes after being shot.
NBC 10 Philadelphia reported:
Loved ones are mourning a veteran Air Force soldier who was shot and killed inside an SUV in West Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Family members identified the victim as Richard Butler, 88. He was inside a white Hyundai Santa Fe on the 100 block of North Davie Street at 1:35 a.m. when shots were fired. Butler was shot twice in the chest and tried to flee until his vehicle came to a stop after hitting a potted plant on the sidewalk.
Sources told NBC10 witnesses tried to use a tire iron to break into the vehicle and get Butler out shortly after the shooting.
He was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead at 1:56 pm
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