Crime & Safety

17-Year-Old Girl Dies After Shooting In Elmwood Park Section Of Philadelphia

Police responded to the 7000 block of Elmwood Avenue for reports of someone shot, Inspector D F Pace said.

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March 31, 2025

An investigation is underway after a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed in Philadelphia's Elmwood Park neighborhood late Friday night, police say.

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Police responded to the 7000 block of Elmwood Avenue for reports of someone shot, Inspector D F Pace said.

They began searching the neighborhood and found the girl in an alley. Medics arrived shortly after and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

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