Northeast man killed in Germantown shooting
Police responded to a shooting call on the 800 block of E. Woodlawn St. just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
They found a 35-year-old man in the street after suffering a gunshot to the right side of his head.
The victim has been identified as Bryant Purcell of the 1900-block of Faunce St.
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