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Four injured in shooting in E. Germantown

Four males, including three teenagers, were injured in East Germantown Saturday night in an apparent drive-by shooting.

Four males, including three teenagers, were injured in East Germantown Saturday night in an apparent drive-by shooting.

According to police, a car stopped at a stop sign at 21st Street and Medary Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Someone in the vehicle began firing from the passenger side, striking victims in the shoulder, legs and buttocks. Police did not identify the wounded, said to be aged 15, 16, 17 and 20. They were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where they were in stable condition late Sunday afternoon, police said.

The vehicle, described as a gray or black sedan, fled south on 21st Street. It was not immediately clear how many people were shooting or how many shots were fired.

- Chris Palmer