A 2-year-old boy was injured when someone opened fire on an SUV he was riding in with family late Wednesday night, Philadelphia police said.
The toddler was one of four people injured in the shooting on the 5100 block of Wyalusing Avenue in West Philadelphia around 10:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said the shooting scene extended from North 51st Street to Creighton Street on Wyalusing Avenue.
Officers found the 2-year-old bleeding from his left leg and had blood on his face. It was unclear if he was grazed by a bullet or injured by broken glass, police said. He was rushed to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and listed in stable condition.
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The boy was in a gray Kia SUV with two women who had been shot, Small said. A 26-year-old passenger was unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head and taken to the hospital in critical condition. The 37-year-old driver was shot in the lower back and in stable condition at the hospital.
A 26-year-old man shot in the leg was found by officers on the 500 block of Creighton Street. Police said he was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Small said it may have been a targeted attack.
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According to police, the women in the SUV stopped on Wyalusing Avenue and talked to the 26-year-old man when they heard gunshots. When the driver reached 51st Street, she noticed her passenger slumped over.
"It wasn't until then that she realized she had been shot that she felt her back get hot," police said.
Officers said at least 10 shots hit the vehicle.
A 6-year-old child was also in the SUV but was uninjured, Small said.
While the victims in the vehicle are said to be family, police haven't said their exact relationships.
At least 114 children have been shot in Philadelphia in 2022, which is 9% of of all shooting victims in the city.
Entering Thursday morning, there were at least 290 homicides in Philadelphia this year, down 2% from the same time last year which was ultimately the deadliest in the city on record.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
