Police investigating after a man in Roxborough dies from puncture wounds to the chest

Police on Wednesday were investigating the death of a man who suffered puncture wounds to his chest Wednesday afternoon in the city’s Roxborough section, police said.

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Around 2 p.m., police responded to the 400 block of Ripka Street for a report of an injury. The victim was transported by medics to Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:45 p.m.

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Homicides detectives were investigating the case and a man was being questioned, police said.

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No further information was released.