Girl among 3 shot on Kensington street
Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that happened after an apparent accident in Kensington. Two adults and a child were all injured in the shooting.
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KENSINGTON – Philadelphia gun violence impacts the life of a child after a girl was shot, along with two adults in Kensington.
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The shooting broke out Thursday afternoon, a little before 3 o’clock, on the 400 block of East Allegheny Avenue.
According to authorities, the shooting is the end result of a motor vehicle accident and the three victims were innocent bystanders.
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All of the victims are at hospitals and all are stable.
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Update on B Street shooting
Philadelphia police provide update on shooting on B Street in Kensington.
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Officials said a vehicle was traveling south on Rosehill Street and attempting to make a left-hand turn onto Allegheny Avenue. A man was traveling west on Allegheny on a scooter at the same time. The driver of the vehicle did not see the scooter when making the turn and hit the scooter, sending it flying.
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Once the scooter landed, the driver got up, pulled out a gun and began to fire indiscriminately.
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Sources tell FOX 29 the adult female victim was in her car. A bullet struck the windshield and grazed her head and shoulder. She was taken to Temple University Hospital and is stable. The adult man was a pedestrian when the shooting broke out. He was shot in the leg and also taken to Temple.
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Sources say the little girl was in a car with her father. He saw she had been shot and immediately rushed her to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children where she was treated for a gunshot wound to the head. The little girl is stable.
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The driver of the car that struck the scooter did not remain at the scene. Philadelphia police are also looking for the shooter.
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Philadelphia police are at the scene and a full investigation is underway.
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