A 16-year-old was shot in the back and hand around 10:30 a.m. Friday, in the area of North Van Pelt Street and West Montgomery Avenue, near North 22nd Street in North Philadelphia. Medics rushed to Hahnemann University Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
Six men were wounded in separate shooting incidents Thursday in Philadelphia, as we previously reported. At the Gun Crisis Reporting Project, we have tracked reports of 34 gunshot victims this week in Philadelphia.
