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Girl, 15, in critical condition after double shooting in West Philly

The shooting happened in the 6200 block of Chestnut Street.

Double shooting scene at 63rd and Chestnut in the 18th police district where a 15-year-old female and a 20-year-old man were both shot in the head at about 3:19pm,Tuesday, February 23, 2021.
Double shooting scene at 63rd and Chestnut in the 18th police district where a 15-year-old female and a 20-year-old man were both shot in the head at about 3:19pm,Tuesday, February 23, 2021.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer

A 15-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition after being wounded in a double shooting Tuesday afternoon in West Philadelphia, police said.

Just before 3:20 p.m. in the 6200 block of Chestnut Street, the girl and a 20-year-old man were both shot in the head, police said. The girl was taken by private amubulance to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. The man was taken by police to the same hospital and was listed in stable condition.

Police reported no arrests or other details.