2-year-old boy wounded in triple shooting in North Philadelphia

A 2-year-old boy, a 15-year-old girl, and a 17-year-old boy were wounded in a shooting Thursday night in North Philadelphia, police said.

The gunfire erupted around 8:40 p.m. in the area of North 11th and Master Streets, said Chief Inspector Scott Small.

The 2-year-old and the girl were shot on the 1300 block of North 11th Street, Small said.

Both victims had gunshot wounds to their legs and were taken by police to Temple University Hospital, Small said. Both were expected to be transferred to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

Later, a 17-year-old boy showed up at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital with a gunshot wound to his ankle, Small said. The teen said he was shot at 11th and Master.

Surveillance video shows a person exiting a white SUV, possibly a Jeep Cherokee, on the 1400 block of 11th and firing shots, Small said. The shooter then got back in the SUV and fled the scene.

More than 30 spent shell casings from two separate-caliber guns were found by police, Small said.

The girl and 2-year-old are related and were standing outside their residence when they were shot, Small said.