Man shot dead in Germantown, suspect arrested

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Monday, September 29, 2014
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Police say a man was shot dead in the Germantown section of Philadelphia.

GERMANTOWN (WPVI) -- Police say a man was shot dead in the Germantown section of Philadelphia.

It happened around 9:15 Sunday night on the 100 block of Manheim Street.

The victim, a man, 52, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and the shoulder.

He was taken to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police say they recovered two guns when they arrested a man at Chelten Avenue and Kenyon Street.

They say after they put the suspect in the back of a patrol car and he promptly kicked out a window.

Officers managed to keep him from escaping.

Investigators say the murder looks like it may have been drug-related.