Philadelphia

Boy, 16, hurt in Oxford Circle shooting, police say

A teenage boy was shot in the leg on April 14, 2024, along Levick Street in Northeast Philadelphia

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A teenage boy was hospitalized after a shooting in Philadelphia's Oxford Circle Sunday afternoon.

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Around 1:53 p.m. police were called to the 1100 block of Levick Street where they found a 16-year-old boy suffering from gunshot wounds to the thigh and leg, Philadelphia police said.

The victim was transported to the hospital where he was placed in stable condition, police said.

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There were at least 17 shots fired at the scene of the shooting.

Police investigated the shooting Sunday. No immediate arrests were made.

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