Man shot and killed in East Germantown, officials say
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EAST GERMANTOWN - A young man has been shot and killed in East Germantown Tuesday night, officials said.
Police were called to the 6200 block of Ogontz Avenue Tuesday night, around 9:15 p.m., for a reported shooting.
Responding officers found a young man, estimated in his late teens or early 20s, shot three times.
He was rushed to Einstein Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
Police are investigating a motivation behind the shooting. A weapon has been recovered, though no arrests have been made.
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Shootings leave 1 dead, 6 hurt during 2-hour span in Philadelphia Tuesday night
By FOX 29 staff
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating six separate shootings that left one man dead and multiple people hurt Tuesday night in a two-hour span.
The first shooting happened around 8:35 p.m. on the 1000 block of West Huntingdon Street in North Philadelphia. A 36-year-old man was shot eight times in the stomach and chest. He was taken to the Temple University Hospital in critical condition.
A second shooting left a 52-year-old man in critical condition after he was shot multiple times inside a West Philadelphia laundromat on the 5800 block of Market Street around 9:08 p.m. Tuesday.