Man Watching Basketball Game At Friend's House Gunned Down While Getting Takeout Food, Police Say

Philadelphia PA

19 April, 2022

10:14 AM

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CBS Philadelphia April 19, 2022 A 21-year-old was gunned down after getting takeout food while watching a basketball game at a friend's house in Germantown, police say. It happened just before 9:30 p.m. Monday on the 300 block of Earlham Terrace. Police say the victim was at a friend's house watching a basketball game and left to get food. As he returned, his friends reportedly heard multiple gunshots and someone "frantically banging on the door." "The house was filled when the shooting took place with at least 10 people," Chief Insp. Scott Small said. "There were some adults, young adults, teenagers and we know that there were two children under the age of 10 when these shots were fired." CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.