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8-year-old boy shot in East Frankford
The shooting happened just before 1 p.m. on the 1800 block of Gillingham Street.
Philadelphia police are investigating after an 8-year-old boy was injured in a shooting Monday afternoon in the city’s East Frankford section.
The shooting happened just before 1 p.m. Monday on the 1800 block of Gillingham Street, authorities said. When police arrived to the location, they found the child had suffered a gunshot wound to his lower left leg.
Police took the boy to nearby St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where he was listed in stable condition, officials said.
Investigators recovered a weapon at the scene, but no arrest had yet been made in connection with the shooting.