An investigation is underway after police say a man was killed in a shooting in Philadelphia's Lawncrest neighborhood.

A man was shot and killed in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia on Monday afternoon, police said. The incident occurred at around 3:35 p.m. at the on the 7500 block of Jericho Road, police said. According to police, the unidentified man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m.