Beloit Police investigating Monday morning homicide

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One person is dead following a shooting Monday morning in broad daylight in Beloit.

According to a news release, Beloit Police were dispatched to a report of shots fired shortly before 11:30 Monday morning in the 1700 block of Porter Avenue.

Arriving officers found a male victim with an apparent gunshot wound to his upper body. He later died at a local hospital

While the circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation, Beloit police believe the victim and the shooter knew each other.