Philadelphia, Pa
Police: 13-year-old shot in head while sitting inside vehicle in West Philadelphia
It occurred round 8:30 p.m. on the 4900 block of Hoopes Road.
Police say the male teen, roughly 13 years outdated, was sitting within the passenger’s seat of an Acura SUV when a gunman fired greater than a dozen pictures.
“So it looks like the shooter comes up westbound on Hoopes (Road) and fires as many as 16 pictures, putting the car on the hood, within the windshield, and alongside the aspect of the automobile,” mentioned Captain John Walker with the Philadelphia Police Division.
The sufferer was shot within the head, chest and arm. He was rushed to an space hospital the place he was positioned in essential situation.
The capturing is one in all a number of which might be below investigation by police on Monday night time. Earlier within the afternoon, police say an eighth grader was gunned down on the 2200 block of N. fifteenth Road whereas he was strolling residence from faculty.
No arrests have been made in reference to both capturing.
Anybody with data is requested to name 215-686-TIPS.
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