7-year-old girl hit by stray bullet in Kensington shooting that wounded 2 men
The girl was hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in the foot while inside a residence on the 2900 Rutledge Street.
A 7-year-old girl was struck in the foot by a stray bullet during a shooting that wounded two men — who were possibly firing at each other in a dispute over parking — Wednesday night in the city’s Kensington section, police said.
The shooting happened just before 7:30 p.m. on the 2900 block of Rutledge Street, said Chief Inspector Scott Small.
Nearby officers on patrol heard the gunfire and responded to the scene to find an unidentified man in his 50s or 60s lying on the street with a gunshot wound to the face, Small said. Police rushed him to Temple University Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
Responding officers also stopped a vehicle driven by a woman trying to leave the scene and found a 43-year-old man in the front passenger seat with two gunshot wounds to the chest, Small said. Police took the man to Temple, where he also was listed in critical condition.
Police then found the 7-year-old girl inside a residence with a gunshot wound to her foot. Police took her to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where she was listed in stable condition.
The girl was in the first-floor living room when she was struck by a bullet that pierced the front door, Small said. Two parked cars also were hit by gunfire.
Police found 14 spent shell casings at the scene, Small said.
Witnesses told police the shooting may have started as an argument over parking. No guns were found at the scene, but police were awaiting a search warrant for the vehicle, Small said.