Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting after a 16-year-old boy was injured in Oxford Circle Sunday afternoon. Police say over a dozen shots were fired and at this time no arrests have been made.
A teenage boy was hospitalized after a shooting in Philadelphia's Oxford Circle Sunday afternoon.
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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