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It happened on Saturday, June 24 around 6 p.m., the department wrote in a release. A man told officers he was driving along 61st Street with his 71-year-old father and his young son when the occupants of a white car began shooting at them.
The man pulled into a gas station where the shooters followed and continued their assault before fleeing west on Passyunk Avenue, according to police.
The 71-year-old victim was hit in the lower back and rushed to Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition, authorities said. The 5-year-old was grazed along his shoulder and taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where his condition was listed as stable, they added.
The suspected shooters' vehicle, a white Kia K5, was found abandoned a few blocks north on 61st Street, police said. It had previously been reported stolen in a robbery at the Philadelphia International Airport.
Investigators say they have identified three suspects.
- Antwan Grimes (pictured at left), 21, of South Dewey Street. He is 5-foot-8 and 140 pounds.
- Keon Smith (pictured in center), 22, of Walton Street. He is 5-foot-9 and 160 pounds.
- Amir Johnson (pictured at right), 19, of South Frazier Street. He is 6 feet tall and 200 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call PPD's Special Investigation Group at 215-686-8270. Anonymous tips can be phoned in at 215-686-TIPS.
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