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Boy, 5, killed in hit-and-run in West Philly

The boy was hit by a vehicle just shortly after 4 p.m. in the 5000 block of Irving Street.

Xavier Moy, 5, was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver Friday afternoon in the 5000 block of Irving Street in West Philadelphia.
Xavier Moy, 5, was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver Friday afternoon in the 5000 block of Irving Street in West Philadelphia.Read moreFamily

A 5-year-old boy was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver Friday afternoon in West Philadelphia, police said.

The accident happened shortly after 4 p.m. in the 5000 block of Irving Street. Medics took him to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where he was pronounced dead at 4:50 p.m.

Neighbors identified the boy as Xavier Moy.

Lashay Payne, 21, a preschool teacher, said she was in her kitchen when she heard a loud noise. She rushed outside and saw the boy on the street bleeding from his head. A neighbor attempted CPR while others brought T-shirts to wrap his wound.

"I never seen something like that in my life," she said.

Payne said she would speak to the boy when she walked by his house near the corner of 50th and Irving Streets.

"He was really sweet," she said. "He was excited to tell me his age and what he likes to do."

Police had no further information about the vehicle or driver.