Global Courant 2023-05-12 06:48:55
A teenage boy was shot and killed in Philadelphia on Thursday, and two other teens and a 7-year-old child were injured in a quadruple shooting.
The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. at the 5900 block of North 21st Street, FoxPhiladelphia reported.
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A bicycle on the street where a Philadelphia teenage boy was shot to death and two other teens and a 7-year-old boy were shot. (WTXF)
The 17-year-old was shot once in the head and taken to Einstein Medical Center, where he died.
Two other teens, ages 15 and 16, had gunshot wounds. The 15-year-old was shot in the head and back and the other teen was shot in the shoulder.
The 16-year-old is stable and the 15-year-old is in critical condition. The youngest victim, the 7-year-old boy, was shot in the leg.
A motive for the shootings has not been disclosed. An investigation is underway.
Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw took to Twitter asking the public to submit tips.
“Our kids are dying – we all need to do better. We work hard, but your tips help,” she wrote.
Police officers in Philadelphia captured a scene in which a teenager was killed and three minors injured on Thursday. (WTXF)
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