NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting near Temple’s campus that occurred just blocks from where a Temple University police officer was killed in the line of duty Saturday night.Officers responded to reports shooting near 19th Street and Montgomery Avenue, in North Philadelphia, around 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday afternoon.Police say a 17-year-old boy was shot four times in the leg and a 13-year-old girl was shot once in the right forearm.
Both victims were rushed to Temple University Hospital. The 17-year-old was listed in critical condition.MORE HEADLINES:According to officials, police believe the 17-year-old may have been targeted."You're walking home from school and it appears the guy is targeted.
She's walking home from school and gets struck by gunfire. That's a parent's nightmare," said Captain James Kearney with the Philadelphia Police Shooting Investigation Group.