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Philly is seeing a spike in shootings of children. But motives and arrests are lagging.

Nearly 100 kids have been shot in the city already this year, according to police statistics — a tally soon to surpass the number of young people shot in all of last year. Just 18% of the shootings have resulted in an arrest, according to an Inquirer analysis.

The front of a house on the 200 block of N. Simpson St. where Zamar Jones, 7, was playing on his porch when he was struck in the head by gunfire. According to a neighbor, the toy car and scooter still sitting on the porch were Zamar’s toys.
The front of a house on the 200 block of N. Simpson St. where Zamar Jones, 7, was playing on his porch when he was struck in the head by gunfire. According to a neighbor, the toy car and scooter still sitting on the porch were Zamar’s toys.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer