A teenage girl has been hospitalized after a gunman opened fire at her and a group of other teens along a Southwest Philadelphia street early Wednesday, police said.
The 16-year-old girl was standing in a group of friends along the 5900 block of Springfield Avenue just after midnight when police said a gunman started shooting.
Chief Inspector Scott Small said the girl was hit several times in the arm. She ran into a house nearby where those inside called police. Responding officers rushed her to Penn Presbyterian Trauma Center where she was last listed in stable condition.
Small said it's unclear whether the girl was targeted specifically, but police believe the gunman intentionally shot at the teens. The group of about five boys and girls were at a barbecue earlier in the day.
Two bullets also made their way into a nearby home. No one inside was injured.
Police do not have a description of the suspect. He was last seen speeding off in a car westbound on Springfield Avenue.
Officers were able to retrieve surveillance video of the shooting from nearby, Small said.
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