Boy, 9, shot after man tried to avoid gunfire by getting into family's car in Philadelphia: police
Reward offered in shooting that injured child, killed man
A cash reward is being offered after police say a young boy was shot Friday night in Philadelphia when a man who was ambushed by gunfire jumped into a family's car for cover. The man was killed in the shooting and the investigation into who the suspects are is ongoing.
PHILADELPHIA - A young boy was shot Friday night in Philadelphia when a man who was ambushed by gunfire jumped into a family's car for cover, FOX 29's Steve Keeley reports.
Police told Keeley a 33-year-old man was talking to someone in a parked car on the 600 block of North 12th Street when two shooters in a black Jeep pulled up, got out of the car and chased the man.
Desperate to find cover from the hail of gunfire, police say the man attempted to enter a nearby car with a mother, stepfather and two children including a 9-year-old boy inside.
The shooters, Keeley reports, continued firing at the man even after he got into the family's car.
Police say the man pulled out a firearm and fired back at the offenders as they fled in their vehicle.
After the suspects began shooting, police say the 9-year-old fled the vehicle.
The 9-year-old boy was shot in his right leg and the 33-year-old man was shot multiple times throughout his torso.
Both victims were taken to Thomas Jefferson Hospital by police. The man succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 9:31 p.m.
The boy is in stable condition.
No arrests have been reported by police.
This is an ongoing investigation.