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Girl Struck by Stray Bullet While Walking with Grandmother: Police

A young girl was taken to the hospital after she was struck by a stray bullet during a shooting in North Philadelphia.

Police told NBC10 the 10-year-old girl was walking with her grandmother on the 3100 block of N. Rosewood Street around 6 p.m. Thursday when at least one gunman opened fire.

The girl was struck once in the left forearm. She was taken to Temple University Hospital where she is currently in stable condition.

No arrests have been made. Police told NBC10 six to ten shots were fired and they're looking for two men who they believe are connected to the shooting.

The shooting occurred around the same time a 26-year-old man was struck by stray bullets while driving with his 4-year-old daughter in Germantown. The man is currently in critical condition. His daughter was not hurt during the shooting.

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