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More Philly kids shot: 2 boys, an 11-year-old and 17-year-old

The 11-year-old boy, believed to be the 101st kid shot in the city this year, sustained graze wounds to the back of the head and his right shoulder, and was in stable condition, police said.

Police investigate the scene around 38th and Poplar Streets, by the Clayborn Lewis Community Center Playground, where six people were shot just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday. A half hour later an 11-year-old boy became the 101st kid shot in the city this year, sustaining a graze wound to the head and shoulder near Olney Playground.
Police investigate the scene around 38th and Poplar Streets, by the Clayborn Lewis Community Center Playground, where six people were shot just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday. A half hour later an 11-year-old boy became the 101st kid shot in the city this year, sustaining a graze wound to the head and shoulder near Olney Playground.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
    by Diane Mastrull
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