Police have identified the man shot dead in Reading Monday night.
Ranciel Natera, 30, died after he was found shot in the head outside his apartment building in the 1200 block of Hill Road, across from City Park.
Natera was targeted, according to police, who said he was known to them.
In 2016, Natera had been arrested in an undercover drug operation and charged with multiple drug violations.
His killing is the latest in a string of violence in the city over the past few weeks. There have been seven shootings since late October.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact them.