Five men die in Philadelphia in separate shootings

Five Philadelphia men were fatally shot in separate cases in the city on Sunday, according to police.

A 30-year-old man was fatally shot in the chest in the 1600 block of North Lindenwood in Overbrook around 7:30 p.m.

A few minutes later and about a half-mile away, a 27-year-old man was shot in the neck in the 5200 block of Master Street in West Philadelphia. No weapons were recovered, police said, and no arrests were made.

The men were pronounced dead about 14 minutes apart at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, according to police.

The violence began shortly after midnight, when four men were struck by gunfire at 12:28 a.m., on the 1800 block of North Newkirk Street in the city's Brewerytown section, police said. One man, 20, was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene.

A second victim, in his 20s, suffered a wound to the face. A third, 27, was shot in the chest and back, and the fourth, also 27, was shot once in the back. They were in critical condition at Temple Hospital.

Police on Sunday withheld the name of the man killed in that attack. The investigation continues.

At 3:06 a.m., police discovered a man with four or five gunshot wounds in his torso in a car at Franklin Street and Girard Avenue. The 22-year-old victim, a Hispanic man whom police also did not identify, was pronounced dead at 3:18 a.m.

No arrest had been made in that case, police spokeswoman Jillian Russell said.

Nearly 12 hours later, at 3:08 p.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in the chest and right leg on the street at 2718 W. Eyre St. He was taken to Temple Hospital and pronounced dead at 3:54 p.m.. No arrest had been made in that case, either.

The five killings bring the city's annual homicide total to 225, according to the Police Department website.