Would-be robbers on dirt bikes chase, shoot teen on electric scooter in South Philly

A group of masked would-be robbers on dirt bikes chased and shot a 17-year-old who was riding an electric scooter in South Philadelphia early Wednesday morning, causing him to crash near Passyunk Square, police said.

A group of six to eight men on four dirt bikes approached the teen at 12:20 a.m. near 10th and South Streets and tried to steal his scooter, said Chief Inspector Scott Small. The teen fled south down 10th Street while the men chased him 10 blocks to 10th and Federal Streets, Small said. There, he said, one of the men shot the teen in the leg.

The teen crashed into a parked car after he was shot, said Small, and police found him near 10th and Federal Streets. He was taken to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was in stable condition.

Police recovered one shell casing from the scene, said Small, but did not recover a weapon or make any arrests. The men fled on dirt bikes, police said. An investigation is ongoing.