4-year-old among 5 shot in South Philadelphia shooting: police
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 4-year-old boy is among five people wounded in a South Philadelphia shooting Saturday night, according to police. Three of the victims were said to have been hit by stray bullets.
Police responded to 1700 Ringgold Street around 7:50 p.m. after reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 54-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her right leg and another on her left hand, as well as a 58-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her left thigh.
A 4-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his abdomen was transported to Presbyterian Hospital by a private vehicle and transferred to CHOP, where he is now recovering after undergoing surgery.
A 40-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen is in critical condition after he was also taken to Presbyterian in a private vehicle and underwent surgery.
A 30-year-old man, who police said may have been involved in the shooting, was also wounded.
Police said the four-year-old was playing in front of his home when he was shot and that more than 50 shell casings were found at the scene
Investigators said they believe there may have been two shooters but no one is in custody and the investigation is ongoing.