PHILADELPHIA – A 16-year-old boy was shot in the right hip Saturday afternoon on a road in the city’s 12th Police District, police said.
The shooting occurred at approximately 1:28 p.m. on the 79XX block of Buist Avenue. Officers transported the victim to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.
No arrests have been made, and no weapons have been recovered. Authorities have secured the scene as the investigation continues.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigations Group at 215-686-8270 or submit an anonymous tip by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477).
A Southwest Philadelphia highway became a crime scene Saturday after a teenager was shot in broad daylight.