Man, 34, critically injured after being shot 8 times in East Germantown, police say

Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating a shooting that left a man hospitalized after he was shot several times. 

Officials say the shooting erupted on the 5900 block of N Lambert Street in the East Germantown section of the city just after 2:30 a.m. Friday. 

According to authorities, a 34-year-old man was shot eight times throughout his body. 

Police say officers took the man to Einstein Hospital, where he was placed in critical but stable condition. 

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Investigators held the crime scene to process evidence, according to officials. 

No arrests have been made, police say. 

Authorities say the investigation is active and ongoing. 

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