$25K in rewards offered in Kensington shooting that wounded toddler, father

A total of $25,000 in rewards is being offered in a shooting two weeks ago in Kensington that left a 2-year-old boy and his father wounded.

The Philadelphia Mayor's Office is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, police announced Thursday.

Separately, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 previously announced that it is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to just an arrest in the double shooting.

It was about 9:15 p.m. May 19 when two gunmen on BMX-type bikes rode down the 3300 block of Malta Street, then fired at a rowhouse where the 25-year-old father was sitting while the toddler was playing on the porch.

Just before firing their guns, one man yelled out: "This is our block."

The toddler, Pryce Johnson, was shot twice — once in his right wrist and once in his right buttock, his mother, Donata Johnson, 25, has said. Both of the wounds were in-and-out. He has since been released from St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.

The father was shot once in his right knee and was taken after the shooting to Temple University Hospital in stable condition.

After the shooting, the gunmen pedaled away and turned right onto Westmoreland Street, then left onto Potter Street.

Police last week released video of the two men riding away on Potter.

They were described as black men in their 20s. One was about 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, with his hair in braids and a black shirt. He also had a duffel or book bag on him. The second was about 5-foot-11 and was wearing a light-colored shirt.

Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call the East Detective Division at 215-686-3243 or 911.