Two girls, the youngest only 12, were shot in separate cases in Philly
Both girls remained hospitalized Saturday as police investigations continued. No arrests had been made.
Within 6½ hours, two girls were shot in separate cases — the first in West Philadelphia, the second in Frankford.
A 12-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical but stable condition after being shot inside a residence Friday night in West Philadelphia, police said.
Just before 7:50 p.m. on the 200 block of South 58th Street, the girl was shot once in the lower buttocks, police said. She was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.
Police obtained a search warrant and a firearm was found. An investigation continues, with police calling the shooting accidental.
At 2:35 a.m. Saturday, a 15-year-old girl was shot on the street in the 5200 block of Duffield in Frankford. She was struck in the right shoulder, left arm and right thigh. She walked about a half-mile to Jefferson Frankford Hospital, where she was in stable condition.
The girl was later transferred to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, police said. No weapon was recovered and no arrests had been made.
So far this year, more than 40 children under 18 have been shot in Philadelphia. Six of them died. The number of children shot has climbed in recent years. The current 2023 tally is more than during the same time period in 2015 and 2016 combined.