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Cops: 13-year-old girl shot in eye

A 13-year-old girl was struck in the eye by a stray bullet in North Philadelphia this afternoon, according to police.

A 13-year-old girl was struck in the eye by a stray bullet in North Philadelphia this afternoon, according to police.

The girl was on Norris Street near 23rd around 4 p.m. when she was struck once in her right eye by gunshots that appeared to have come from the direction of Norris and Judson streets, about a block away, police said.

The teen was taken to Temple University Hospital where she was listed in stable condition. Police have not yet identified the shooter or intended target of the gunfire.