Daily News | Two teens, ages 13 and 17, were shot while walking home from school in North Philadelphia
Two teenagers were injured in a shooting as they walked home from school in North Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon, police said.
The boy was struck four times in the leg and is in critical condition at Temple University Hospital, police said. The girl was shot once in the forearm, and is stable condition at Temple, police said.Advertisement The teens’ injuries come amid mounting concern about gun violence in the neighborhood and across the city. Tuesday’s crime scene is just two blocks from where Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald was fatally shot over the weekend, and it took place as Fitzgerald’s family and friends joined community members gathered on campus less than a mile away to honor his life.
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