A man was shot in front of a 3-year-old boy while sitting in a car near a Dunkin’ on the Roosevelt Boulevard in Feltonville, Philadelphia police said. A teenager was also struck.
According to police, a 42-year-old man was shot twice in the head while sitting in a car on the 100 block of East Ruscomb Street shortly after 5 p.m.
Police said he was taken to the hospital with two gunshot wounds to his forehead. He was listed in stable condition.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said the young child inside the car wasn’t injured, but was taken to the hospital to be checked out.
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Neighbors told NBC10 they saw a man frantically walking around the car as police officers arrived. They said they saw the man talk to the cops before they put him in a police car and drove off.
Small said a 15-year-old also showed up at the hospital stating he was shot at the same location, which is next to a Dunkin’ that takes up a city block against the Roosevelt Boulevard. The teen's condition wasn't immediately known.
Another teenage boy was critically injured when he was shot multiple times in the head in West Oak Lane later in the evening, police said. The 13-year-old was found lying on the sidewalk.
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No arrests had been made in either case as of Monday night.
Children make up around 10% of the shooting victims in Philadelphia this year. According to a tally by the city controller’s office, most recently updated Monday, at least 186 minors have been shot in Philadelphia in 2022.
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