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Man killed in Germantown shooting
The shooting happened in the 5200 block of Knox Street.
![Philadelphia police and crime scene unit at scene of homicide on Knox St. near Hansberry in Germantown section of Philadelphia on Thursday.](https://www.inquirer.com/resizer/v2/BOKANETTM5GD7BAB4P4BTP3CE4.jpg?auth=72ca74033c4acf6bc8ef67483c6ae3c29c9d946806fb9f1be345293e47305e2f&width=760&height=507&smart=true)
A 32-year-old man was killed in a shooting Thursday afternoon in the city’s Germantown section, police said.
The man, who was not identified, was outside in the 5200 block of Knox Street shortly after 1 p.m. when he was shot several times in the head, police said.
Medics pronounced him dead at the scene. Police did not immediately report other details.