Police: Boy, 12, struck by gunfire taken to CHOP by his own mom

PHILADELPHIA - Another violent evening in Philadelphia left one mother needing emergency care for her son.

Police say a 12-year-old suffered a graze wound to the head after a shooting on the 5200 block of Parkside Avenue.

He was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia by his mother Tuesday and placed in stable condition.

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No further details regarding the shooting have been released, and no arrests have been made.