Teen girls wounded in North Philadelphia shooting
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Teen girls wounded in North Philadelphia shooting
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A prom celebration on Myrtlewood Street near Cumberland ended in gunfire Thursday night, which left two 13-year-old girls hospitalized after being caught in the crossfire.
Neighbors, and many children, were crowded onto the Strawberry Mansion block around 6 p.m. when a group of men were involved in a shoot out that traveled along the street, Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
One of the teenage girls was shot in her eye, she was taken to Temple University Hospital and was listed in critical condition as of 8 p.m.
The second victim was wounded in her chest, head and stomach and was listed in stable condition, police said.
"It makes absolutely no sense at all. This block was loaded with children," police commissioner Charles Ramsey said as a young boy scurried past police bouncing his basketball near a hop-scotch grid on the street. Red, white and blue streamers that were draped over the street swayed overhead in the breeze as neighbors looked on. "At what point does it stop?" Ramsey asked.
Police from the Central Detective Division remained on the scene around 7:45 p.m. canvassing the block for evidence as dusk settled over the neighborhood.
Cops from the 39th police district took a 17-year-old boy into custody on Cumberland Street near Natrona after witnesses positively identified him, Small said.
Private surveillance cameras in the area may have recorded part of the incident, and police were reviewing the footage Thursday night.
"Hopefully these two little girls come out of this okay," Small said.
Police were unsure of the motive behind the shooting.
Crooked cops, war zone streets....welcome to "Little Mexico" north of the border.— dogman5
"Hopefully these two little girls come out of this okay," Small said.
The poor thing was shot in the EYE!!! Did someone write that for you, copper?- stop snitchin!— raynesrock
- yawn— The Usual Suspects
- There's no way that they will "come out of this OK". One was shot 3 times, one will lose an eye. In addition to physical damage, there will be psychological damage. This city is getting more dangerous every day.— guitarman
- At what point does it stop? When your neighbors teach your children how to act like humans and have respect and courtesy for all people including themselves. So to answer your question....it seems like not in our lifetime!— imustgoih82bl8
- Ok - no more spending money on rec centers. Let's instead give these animals shooting lessons on our dime. This will save us the cost of caging them and lower the chances for collateral damage.— jfogs1
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Lock the breeders up if you can find them.Put this trash away for life of just put them out of their misery .And by the way,don`t pay Ramsey and Nutter any more taxpayer money because they`re not doing their job.— bwheeler- Comment removed.
- ahahaha, lol.....You got that right, even though I know you no better than to climb in the animal cages, but your comment is right on.
- And this surprises people worried about global warming!— Clifton
