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Boy, 15, shot in West Philly

The shooting happened in the 700 block of North Markoe Street.

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File photo.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer

A 15-year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting Monday evening in West Philadelphia, police said.

Just before 5:40 p.m., the teen was outside in the 700 block of North Markoe Street when he was shot once in the right side of his abdomen and once in the left hand. Police took him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition.

Police did not identify the victim, reported no arrests, and released no other details.