A 2-year-old boy, his mother and a family member were grazed in a drive-by shooting in North Philadelphia Monday night, police said.
The toddler, his 34-year-old mother and a 30-year-old man who is related to them were in front of the home of the woman and child on the 2200 block of North Gratz Street around 9 p.m. when shots were fired from a passing car, Philadelphia police said.
The boy was grazed on his arm, the woman was grazed to her abdomen and the man was grazed to his hand, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Someone then drove the injured trio to a hospital, Small said.
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"All three of these shooting victims were suffering from graze wounds and they're all in stable condition," Small said.
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Investigators recovered evidence that at least 10 bullets were fired from West Dauphin Street onto Gratz Street. The only description police had of the car the shooter used is that it was a white sedan.
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It was unclear if the trio were struck by stray gunfire or targeted.
"We don't know if any of the three were the intended target," Small said. "Of course, we don't believe the (child) was the intended target -- nobody would shoot a (child)."
No arrests have been made and police have not released information on any suspects.
Children have made up around 10% of Philadelphia's nearly 600 shooting victims so far in 2023, according to data collected by the city controller's office.
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