4-year-old girl wounded in Kensington double shooting

A 4-year-old girl and a 24-year-old man standing in the front doorway of their home were shot Wednesday night in the city’s Kensington section, police said.

Around 9:35 p.m., police responded to a reported shooting on the 2000 block of East Clementine Street. Once police arrived, they were told the shooting victims had been taken in a blue Chevrolet Malibu to a hospital.

Police located the Malibu and the two victims at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. The girl was shot in the abdomen and the man was shot in the abdomen, back, and leg.

The girl was initially reported in critical condition, but was later upgraded to stable, police said.

The man was transported by medics to Temple University Hospital and was listed in critical condition.

Chief Inspector Scott Small said the man and girl were in the front doorway of their home on Clementine when they were struck by gunfire. Police found three spent shell casings on the block and seven more at the intersection of Clementine and Amber Streets, Small said.

Police were told the shooter or shooters fled in a dark-colored vehicle, possibly a sedan, Small said.

Investigators were checking numerous private surveillance cameras near the crime scene for video evidence of the shooting and any suspects, Small said.

More than 100 children have been shot in Philadelphia this year.