Two teenagers were shot in Philly Saturday night
A double shooting and a separate gunfire incident leave two adolescents wounded.
Two teenagers are hospitalized following two separate Saturday night shootings in Philadelphia, police said.
Around 11:13 p.m., authorities responded to reports of a shooting on the 5800 block of Sylvester Street in Oxford Circle where they found a 17-year-old girl shot in the left leg.
The girl was transported to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children by a private vehicle, police said, and was reported in stable condition Sunday.
Three 380-caliber casings and two 9mm casings were recovered from the scene, police said. No weapons were recovered and no arrests made.
Earlier Saturday night, a double shooting in Northeast Philadelphia left a 14-year-old wounded and a 33-year-old in “extremely critical” condition, police said.
The shooting occurred just before 7 p.m. in the 7100 block of Lynford Street, according to police.
Both victims were taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital.
The teenager, who was shot in the left leg, was in stable condition. The man, 33, was wounded in the head and shoulder, police said. Their names were not released.
Authorities said that a suspect was in custody and that a weapon was recovered. No other information was provided.