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14-Year-Old Shot Twice In Critical Condition: Philadelphia Police 14-Year-Old Shot Twice In Critical Condition: Philadelphia Police
14-Year-Old Shot Twice In Critical Condition: Philadelphia Police A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot twice in Philadelphia’s 16th District, police announced Monday, Jan. 6. The shooting happened at 7:02 p.m. on the unit block of Farson Street, authorities said. Officers found the teen with two gunshot wounds to his left leg. He was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition, according to police. The scene remains under investigation, with the Shooting Investigation Group leading the case. No arrests have been made, and no weapon has been recovered, officials said. Anyone with info…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teenager Killed In Northeast Philadelphia Shooting: City Police Teenager Killed In Northeast Philadelphia Shooting: City Police
Teenager Killed In Northeast Philadelphia Shooting: City Police A 16-year-old died after gunfire erupted on a residential block in Oxford Circle on Tuesday evening, July 23, according to Philadelphia police.  The shooting happened on the 1200 block of Van Kirk Street just after 4 p.m., authorities said in a release. The victim was struck four times in his torso and taken to Jefferson Frankford Hospital where he died within the hour, officials wrote.  No arrest was made and no weapon was recovered as of 5 p.m., PPD added. 

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by Mac Bullock