4 teen boys shot in West Philadelphia

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Monday, February 20, 2017
4 teen boys shot in West Philadelphia
Four teenage boys are on the mend after a shooting in West Philadelphia.

WEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Four teenage boys are on the mend after a shooting in West Philadelphia.

It happened around 9:15 p.m. Saturday on the unit block of North Conestoga Street.

Police were called for shots fired in the area.

Responding officers located two shooting victims near the intersection of 56th and Market streets. There a 16-year-old boy was shot in the left foot, and a 15-year-old boy was shot in the left thigh.

Police then found another victim near the intersection of 54th and Ludlow streets. That's where a 16-year-old was found shot in the chest.

A fourth shooting victim was found along the unit block of 55th Street. The victim, also a 16-year-old boy, was shot in the back.

All four victims were rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center by police.

Each victim told police the shooting happened on Conestoga Street.

No arrests have been made.

No word on what sparked the violence.

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