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Boy, 16, Gunned Down On Nicetown Park Playgrounds

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Police are hunting for a killer after a 16-year-old boy was shot dead on a busy playground.

It happened just before 9 p.m. Friday at the Nicetown Park Playgrounds, located on the 4300 block of Germantown Avenue.

Police say the teen died of a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Several people were at the playground when it happened. Witnesses say they saw the gunman flee the scene wearing a black jacket and a white T-shirt.

The homicide remains under investigation.

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