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Woman arrested for shooting that wounded baby in Holmesburg

Surveillance video shows two people identified as the 7-month-old boy’s parents hanging out Thursday evening when someone walks up and fires several shots.

Police investigate the scene on the 4000 block of Meridian Street in Philadelphia where a 7-month-old baby was shot in the leg on Thursday evening, July 18, 2024.
Police investigate the scene on the 4000 block of Meridian Street in Philadelphia where a 7-month-old baby was shot in the leg on Thursday evening, July 18, 2024.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer

A woman suspected of firing a gun that wounded an infant in the city’s Holmesburg section has been arrested, police said late Friday night.

The woman will be identified after she is charged and initially processed, police said.

The shooting occurred around 5:50 p.m. Thursday on the 4000 block of Meridian Street near Frankford Avenue, police said.

Surveillance video shows two people identified by police as the 7-month-old boy’s parents hanging out on Meridian when someone walks up and fires several shots.

A nearby resident took the baby, who was shot in the leg, to the hospital, police said. The parents, who apparently fled the scene, were located an hour later, police said.

The baby was reported to be in stable condition.