Boy, 14, wounded in Philly shooting

A 14-year-old boy was shot in his right arm overnight in Philadelphia’s Eastwick section, police said.

Police responded at 11:36 p.m. Monday to the 2400 block of South 72nd Street following reports that a 14-year-old boy had been shot. The teenager was transported to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he was reported to be in stable condition.

There have been no arrests, and no weapon was found, police said. Southwest Detectives continues to investigate.

This incident follows a particularly violent weekend in Philadelphia, with 12 people shot and two killed.

So far in 2019, there have been more than 500 shooting victims, with about 7 percent of victims under the age of 17, according to city data.

Last year’s number of recorded shootings was the highest in Philadelphia in recent years, with 1,392 people shot.

At this time last year, there were 131 homicide victims, compared with 2019′s current total of 140, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.