Love triangle sparked deadly shooting in Mantua, Philadelphia police say

A dispute over a love triangle led to a fistfight and fatal gunfire in Philadelphia's Mantua neighborhood, police said.

Officers on patrol heard gunshots near 39th and Brown streets just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

According to investigators, a 27-year-old and a 21-year-old began fighting before the older man shot and killed the younger man.

Police said the alleged shooter and another person with him were taken into custody.

The investigation remains ongoing.

The names of those involved have not been released.