PHILADELPHIA (TSWT) — A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in North Philadelphia on Wednesday night, police say. The shooting occurred in the 2100 block of North 5th Street around 8:30 p.m.
Police say the teenager showed up at Temple University Hospital in a private vehicle with gunshot wounds to his back. He was placed in stable condition.
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An arrest was made, but no weapons were recovered, police said.
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The shooting is under investigation.
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