WEST PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are investigating after a 15-year-old boy was shot on the front porch of a home in West Philadelphia Tuesday night.Police say the shooting happened on the 800 block of North 48th Street just before 9 p.m.
Philadelphia Police Cheif Inspector Scott Small said the boy was inside an enclosed front porch with a family member when an unknown shooter entered and shot the victim at least once in the chest.The victim was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital by a family member and placed in critical condition.
No arrests have been reported.___Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online, here.