Two 15-year-olds were shot in separate incidents Sunday in Philadelphia, police say
A 15-year-old girl was shot just before 5 p.m. Sunday on 29th Street near Cumberland, according to police. Hours later, a 15-year-old boy was injured in an unrelated shooting.
A 15-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were shot hours apart in separate incidents Sunday, according to police.
The first shooting took place just before 5 p.m. on 29th Street near Cumberland in Strawberry Mansion, though investigators said the exact location of the shooting remained unclear. Medics took the victim to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where she was reported in stable condition.
At 7:30 p.m., a 15-year-old boy was brought to St. Christopher’s in a private vehicle. He had been shot in his left arm and right finger, police said. Where in the city he had been shot was under investigation Sunday night. He also was reported in stable condition.
There was no information available on potential motive or suspects in either shooting, police said. No weapons were recovered.
Anyone with information is urged to call Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigations Group at 215-686-8270 or the general tip line at 215-686-8477(TIPS).