A teenager was recovering early Tuesday after being shot in the face in North Philadelphia Monday night.
A teenage girl was recovering early Tuesday after being shot in the face in North Philadelphia Monday night.
The shooting took place around 8:15 on April 29, 2024, along the 2700 block of North Sydenham Street, near Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia police said.
Officers arrived to find the 16-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to her left cheek, police said.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital in stable condition.
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A woman was taken into custody following the shooting and a gun was recovered, police said.
No charges were announced as of Tuesday morning.
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Children have been the victims of around 13% of the 322 shootings so far this year in Philadelphia, according to City Controller's Office data updated on Saturday, April 27.
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