13-year-old girl fatally shot in North Philadelphia: police

13-year-old girl shot and killed in North Philadelphia

Police are investigating after they say a 13-year-old girl was killed after a shooting occurred in North Philadelphia Wednesday night.

PHILADELPHIA - A teen girl is dead after police say a shooting occurred in North Philadelphia Wednesday night.

At around 7:37 p.m., police responded to a shooting incident on the 2800 block of North Bailey Street. Police say the shooting occurred inside the second-floor hallway.

Upon arrival, officers found a 13-year-old girl suffering from a gunshot wound to the right side of her chest.

She was transported to Temple University Hospital by police, where she was pronounced dead at 8:02 p.m.

‘We're getting information that there were several teenage boys who live at this location," said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small. "After hearing the gunshot at least two of those boys were seen fleeing from this location."

Chief Small says detectives found private surveillance cameras on the block.

"Hopefully those cameras recorded someone entering or exiting this property before or after the shooting," he said.

No weapons have been recovered, and no arrests have been made.

This investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or call/text the PPD's tipline at 215-686-TIPS (8477).

There is a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.