Police: 16-year-old shot twice in Juniata Park

A teen is making a recovery after he was shot overnight in Philadelphia. 

The teen was shot on the 4000 block of Neilson Street in Juniata Park just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday. 

Police say he was shot twice in the back and that he is in stable condition after being rushed to Saint Christopher's Hospital.

Investigators say a bullet went through the window of a nearby row home, but no one inside the house was hurt. 

Detectives are still investigating but so far no arrests have been made.

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