Brother, sister shot in South Phila.
A brother and sister were wounded in a double shooting allegedly committed by a 15-year-old boy who was quickly arrested Friday night in South Philadelphia, police said.
A brother and sister were wounded in a double shooting allegedly committed by a 15-year-old boy who was quickly arrested Friday night in South Philadelphia, police said.
The victims, a 19-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy, were at 27th Street and Snyder Avenue when a masked assailant opened fire shortly before 9 p.m., said Chief Inspector Scott Small.
The siblings were transported by police to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where both were listed in stable condition.
Police broadcast a description of the shooter, and officers in the 1600 block of South 28th Street stopped a boy matching the description, Small said.
The boy had a gun and mask in his possession and was positively identified by witnesses, Small said.
The motive for the shooting was not immediately known.
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