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Quintuple shooting in Germantown leaves 1 critical

Gunfire erupted just before 2:40 p.m.outside a Dollar General store near the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Manheim Street.

Philadelphia Police Dectectives stand over a pool of blood on the sidewalk on Germantown Avenue, near Wister Street, where five people were shot on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, when an assailant jumped out of car, opened fire and left the scene.
Philadelphia Police Dectectives stand over a pool of blood on the sidewalk on Germantown Avenue, near Wister Street, where five people were shot on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, when an assailant jumped out of car, opened fire and left the scene.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer

A quintuple drive-by shooting Wednesday afternoon in the city's Germantown section has left one man in critical condition, police said.

Gunfire erupted just before 2:40 p.m. outside a Dollar General store near the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Manheim Street. A 20-year-old man was rushed by police to Einstein Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head.

The four other male victims, ages 19 to 23, were all reported in stable condition at Einstein with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. The injuries included: a 23-year-old shot in the left hand, a 19-year-old shot in the right foot, a 19-year-old shot in the right hand, and a 20-year-old shot in the right arm.

Police reported no motive or arrests.