Man, 98, Dies After Being Found With Gash On Head: Philly Police

PHILADELPHIA — A nearly 100-year-old man died Sunday night after he was found with a large gash on his forehead, Philadelphia Police said.

Police were called to a home on the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard at about 11:16 p.m. Sunday for a report of a hospital case.

There, they found emergency medical personnel attending to a 98-year-old man.

That man, police said, had a significant gash on his forehead.

He was later pronounced dead.

Police said the man was seated on the home's living room steps, unresponsive when the arrived.

The Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the incident.