Crime & Safety

12-Year-Old Suffers Graze Wound In Double Shooting In Southwest Philadelphia: Police

The shooting happened on the 5300 block of Lindbergh Boulevard just after 3:45 p.m.

(​CBS Philadelphia)

February 7, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 12-year-old boy suffered a graze wound in a double shooting in Southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday, police said.

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The shooting happened on the 5300 block of Lindbergh Boulevard just after 3:45 p.m.

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The 12-year-old suffered a graze wound to his forehead and a 43-year-old man was shot once in the back, police said. Both are said to be in stable condition at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

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