Teen girl shot and killed in Southwest Philadelphia: officials

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating after a teenage girl was shot and killed in Southwest Philadelphia’s Eastwick neighborhood late Friday night.

What we know:

Police were called to the 7000 block of Elmwood Avenue Friday night, a little after 11:30, on the report of a shooting.

When they arrived, they found a girl in her late teens had been shot in the chest.

Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene, just before midnight.

What we don't know:

Philadelphia police have opened an active investigation into the fatal shooting. They secured the scene and are searching for a suspect or suspects, while also searching for a motive. They note no weapons have been recovered and no arrests have been made.

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