A man was killed after being chased and shot in a North Philadelphia street, where a 9-year-old bystander was wounded

A 33-year-old man died and a 9-year-old boy was wounded Friday night after two assailants chased the man in a North Philadelphia street.

The shootings occurred just before 6:20 p.m. on the 600 block of North 12th Street., according to Philadelphia police.

The man, who was not identified, was standing outside on North 12th Street when a black Jeep pulled up and two armed men jumped out and started chasing him, according to a preliminary police investigation.

Running for cover, the victim tried to enter a car on the street in which the 9-year-old was sitting. Police didn’t say whether the vehicle was parked or idling in traffic; neither did they say whether anyone was in the car with the child, or whether the victim knew the boy.

The assailants began shooting at the victim, while the boy ran out of the car. The victim then pulled out a firearm and fired back at the offenders as they fled in their vehicle. It wasn’t clear from the police report how the child was shot.

The man, who had been alive when police arrived, was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he later died, police said.

A gun was recovered from inside a residence on the block, police said, but no arrests were reported.

Police ask that anyone with information about the case contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or call/text the PPD’s tipline at 215-686-TIPS (8477).

A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.