Man, 30, killed in E. Germantown shooting

February 06, 2012|Staff Report
  • Philadelphia police investigate a shooting along 5500 block of Blakemore St. in the Germantown section of Philadelphia on Monday morning February 6, 2012. (Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer)

A 30-year-old man was critically wounded today when gunfire erupted on a street in East Germantown, police said.

The victim, not immediately identified, was shot once in left side about 10:40 a.m. on the 5500 block of Blakemore Street, police said.

He was taken Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he died at 11:18 a.m., police said.

Investigators are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Correction: An initial police report said the victim was 50, not 30. Story has been changed to reflect that.

 

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