A teen girl remains hospitalized after she was struck by a stray bullet while sitting outside a home in the Kensington section of the city late Friday night.
The 13-year-old girl was on the front steps of a home on the 3500 block of Stouton Street around 11:30 p.m. with three of her friends when they heard gunshots.
One of the teens, a 15-year-old girl, told police she then spotted two men running down Atlantic Street with guns in their hands shooting. One of the stray bullets then struck the 13-year-old girl in the right side of her torso.
The girl ran to her home on the same block and told her family she had been shot. The family members laid her on the floor and noticed she was bleeding on her right side. They then called 911.
Police officers took the girl to Temple University Hospital where she immediately went into surgery. On Sunday a family member told NBC10 doctors were able to remove the bullet from the girl's torso after another surgery. The girl, described as a good kid and an honor student by her family, is listed in critical condition.
Police have not released a detailed description of the two gunmen but say they were both wearing black hooded sweat jackets tight around their heads. They continue to investigate.
