20-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot Outside of Philadelphia Prison 1 Hour After Being Released

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A 20-year-old man was fatally shot less than an hour after being released from prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday.

About 47 minutes later, as Hargrove waited for his family, a car began chasing him, prompting him to run back toward prison grounds.

Hargrove ran past the entrance gate and the vehicle followed, the news station reports.

The prison is investigating whether there was a guard at the gate and why the gate was open, Carney added.

When police arrived on scene, they found Hargrove with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and arms.

Guards said they saw a dark-colored vehicle speed from the prison grounds after hearing gunshots, but they did not witness the shooting, Small said.

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Hargrove had been held at the prison since March 11 after being arrested on charges of receiving stolen property, carrying a firearm without a license, fleeing police and related crimes, theInquirerreports.

Carney told reporters it is not clear at this time if his killing is related to the crimes he was charged with, according to the newspaper.

The Philadelphia Department of Prisons and the Philadelphia Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

source: people.com