9-year-old girl shot in North Philadelphia as she was about to enter a McDonald’s
The shooting happened shortly around 6:15 p.m. outside a McDonald's at Broad Street and Allegheny Avenue, police said.
A 9-year-old girl was hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in the leg Wednesday evening in a McDonald’s parking lot in North Philadelphia, police said.
On surveillance video, the girl and an adult family member are seen about to enter the McDonald’s at the southeast corner of Broad Street and Allegheny Avenue when she was struck by a bullet in her lower left leg, said Chief Inspector Scott Small.
“You see her on video — her legs buckle” a few feet from the entrance, Small said.
The family member carried the girl into the McDonald’s, then left and drove to Temple University Hospital, Small said. She was then transported to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.
It’s unknown where the bullet came from and no ballistic evidence was found at the scene, Small said.
Police did find a small amount of blood inside the restaurant.
No arrests were reported.