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Mother and son wounded in crossfire during North Philly shooting

A mother and her son were recovering from gunshot wounds Sunday night after cops say they were caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in North Philadelphia.

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Mother and son wounded in crossfire during North Philly shooting

POSTED: Sunday, May 6, 2012, 10:15 PM
Police investigate a shooting at 10th and Parrish that left a mother and son wounded after they were caught in the crossfire Sunday, May 6. (Morgan Zalot / Daily News Staff)

A mother and her son were recovering from gunshot wounds Sunday night after cops say they were caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in North Philadelphia.

Police said a maroon two-door car pulled up on Parrish Street near 10th just after 6:30 p.m. and its occupants began firing at a group of people standing on the block, who then returned fire at the car.

The 36-year-old woman and her 15-year-old son were each hit once. She took a bullet to the knee, cops said, and the teen was hit in the lower back. Both were rushed to Hahnemann University Hospital and listed in stable condition.

The maroon coupe was last seen westbound on Parrish, police said.

Cops were still investigating the shooting later Sunday evening, and were interviewing witnesses at the Central Detective Division. Investigators found five .40-caliber shell casings at the scene.

Neighbors watched as cops scoured the grass outside the nearby Richard Allen Homes in search of shell casings or bullet fragments that may have landed there. The block was crowded on the warm evening when gunfire erupted, police said.

“We just heard it was a mother and child,” said one woman who lives a few blocks from the scene, shaking her head. “It’s ridiculous.”

Morgan Zalot @ 10:15 PM  Permalink | 6 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:14 PM, 05/06/2012
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:21 PM, 05/06/2012
    If you read the article you might have seen it even mentioned that they were the Richard Allen Homes.
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:46 PM, 05/06/2012
    It is not safe ladies for you and your children to live among feral men.
    KittyCarlyle
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