Man shot dead in Germantown, body found in northeast Philly

    Police say violence has claimed the life of one man in Germantown, the northwestern part of the Philadelphia on Sunday.

    Police say a 35-year-old man was shot six times to the head just before 10:30 p.m.

     

    The victim was taken to Albert Einstein Northern Division hospital, where he was pronounced dead less than a half-hour later.

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    Police say no arrests have been made.

    Shortly after 5 a.m. Monday, the body of another man was found in a wooded area behind a shopping center in the Frankford section of northeast Philadelphia.

    A police spokeswoman says it appears that the man may have been shot in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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