32-year-old man killed in triple shooting in East Germantown
About an hour later, a 34-year-old man was shot in the leg inside a cigar store in Center City, police said.
A 32-year-old man was killed in a triple shooting Friday night in the city’s East Germantown section, police said.
A second man was fatally shot later in the night in Northeast Philadelphia.
Just after 7:30 p.m., gunfire erupted outside on the 800 block of East Chelten Avenue, police said. The 32-year-old man, who was shot in the head, was taken by police to Einstein Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 7:55 p.m. His name was not released.
A 25-year-old man, who also was shot in the head, was transported by medics to Einstein and was listed in extremely critical condition. A 32-year-old woman was taken by private vehicle to Einstein. She was reported in stable condition with a gunshot wound to her right foot.
Just after 9:45 p.m., a 54-year-old man was outside in the area of Rhawn Street and Roosevelt Boulevard when he was shot in the head, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medics.
In an earlier non-fatal double shooting in East Frankford, a 15-year-old boy and a 52-year-old man were wounded outside on the 2000 block of Orthodox Street around 9:45 p.m.
The teen showed up at Temple University Hospital with a gunshot wound to his left arm and was reported in stable condition.
The man was transported by private vehicle to Jeans Hospital with a gunshot wound to his left leg. He was listed in stable condition.
Police reported no arrests.
And shortly before 8:40 p.m., a 34-year-old man was shot in the left leg inside a cigar store on the 200 block of South 13th Street in Center City.
The victim was inside the cigar store when he was called outside by another man and a verbal altercation ensued, said Capt. John Walker of the Shooting Investigation Group.
The victim went back inside to get away and the perpetrator opened the door and fired a single shot, striking the victim, and then fled the scene, Walker said.
The victim was taken by police to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.