2-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead In Philadelphia Home: Police

A 2-year-old child is dead after being shot in the head by a teenager in a Philadelphia home on Thursday, July 27, city police confirmed to Daily Voice.

The 1600 block of North 29th Street, Brewerytown, Philadelphia.
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Mac Bullock

07/27/2023 3:02 p.m.

It happened just before noon in a second-floor bedroom of a home on the 1600 block of North 29th Street, the department said.

The girl was taken to Temple University Hospital by private car where she was pronounced dead at 12:33 p.m., according to authorities.

The suspect, a 14-year-old boy, lives in the home but it was unclear to police Thursday afternoon if he was related to the victim. The weapon has been recovered, they added.

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