Police: 11-year-old among 3 injured in shooting in Grays Ferry
PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say an 11-year-old boy was among three people shot Sunday night in Grays Ferry. It was the second time an 11-year-old was shot over the weekend.
According to police, gunfire erupted on the 1500 block of south Napa Street shortly after 7:30 p.m.
Police say a 43-year-old woman was shot once in the right foot and an 11-year-old boy suffered a graze wound to the back. Both were taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital and placed in stable condition.
A 31-year-old man was also shot once in the chest and taken to Penn Presbyterian in critical condition.
Police have not reported any arrests. No word on what sparked the shooting.
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Elsewhere in the city on Sunday night, a 25-year-old man was fatally shot in the back and left leg in East Mount Airy. Police say the fatal shooting happened just before 7 p.m. on the 100 block of East Sharpnack Street.
Meanwhile, in North Philadelphia, police say a 31-year-old man and a 22-year-old man were wounded in separate shootings Sunday evening.
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