An elderly man was found dead in the first floor of a Nicetown home. Read more Beacon Journal file photo

by Ryan W. Briggs Published Dec. 6, 2025, 3:42 p.m. ET

An elderly man was found dead in Philadelphia’s Nicetown section with lacerations to his head and chest — the victim of an apparent home invasion.

On Friday afternoon, a relative discovered a resident of the 4500 block of North 16th Street, in the 35th Police District, motionless inside the first floor of his own home.

A medical unit responded minutes later, declaring the 93-year-old man dead at the scene.

Police officers searched the house, finding more bloodstains in an upstairs bedroom. Although there were no signs of forced entry, a relative informed police that the victim’s wallet, keys, and car — a white 2007

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