A man and his 5-year-old grandson shot while walking in Southwest Philly, police say
A man and a five-year-old shot while walking by gas station in Southwest Philadelphia, police say.
A 71-year-old man and his 5-year-old grandson were shot and seriously wounded late Saturday afternoon while walking on Passyunk Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia, authorities said.
The man was shot in the side, and the child was shot in the shoulder, according to police. Few details were released and police said they were investigating.
Police said the double shooting occurred about 5:30 p.m. at a gas station at 61st Street and Passyunk Avenue. The man was walking with his grandson when shots rang out, police said.
The child was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and listed in stable condition, police said. The grandfather was in critical condition at Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was taken by police.
Police reported no arrests or possible motives.
More than 100 children have been shot in Philadelphia this year — including 14 under age 12 — and 18 have died.
At least seven, such as Laron Williams, killed Thursday on his 12th birthday, were struck by stray bullets. Laron was the youngest child to be killed by gun violence in Philadelphia this year. Others were shot by accident, sometimes by other children handling unattended guns.
Although the number of shootings in the city has decreased, the number of juveniles shot has remained at an alarming pace. Young people under 18 make up a higher portion of the city’s shooting victims than in previous years.
Children make up nearly 12% of the city’s shooting victims so far this year, a slight uptick compared with the same period in 2022 and 2021, when juveniles made up about 10% of total victims.
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Inquirer staff writer Ellie Rushing contributed to this article.