14-year-old injured in apparent accidental shooting in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An apparent accidental shooting left a teenage boy seriously injured on Wednesday night in Philadelphia's East Oak Lane neighborhood.

It happened around 9:17 p.m. on the 6400 block of North Broad Street inside a home.

Police say a 15-year-old boy was playing with a gun when his 14-year-old friend was shot one time in the stomach.

The victim was taken to an area hospital in serious but stable condition.

Police say the 15-year-old fled the scene after the incident.

A gun was recovered but no arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.