Man Shot Multiple Times In North Philadelphia Forces 2 Schools To Go On Lockdown
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Two North Philadelphia schools had to be placed on lockdown for a short period of time on Tuesday morning after a man was shot several times nearby. The shooting happened on the 2700 block of North 23rd Street.
Police say a 24-year-old man was shot in the back four times, shortly before 11:30 a.m., causing the T.M. Peirce Elementary School and Dobbins Technical High School to be placed on lockdown at 11:40 a.m. The lockdowns at both schools were lifted about 10 to 20 minutes later.
The victim was transported to Temple University Hospital in critical condition.
No arrests have been made.
