Teen hospitalized after being shot in the back in Juniata

Police are checking private security video to help track down the suspect's vehicle.
Sunday, August 8, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are searching for the gunman who shot a 16-year-old male early Sunday morning in the city's Juniata section.

It happened around 2:30 a.m. on the 4000 block of Neilson Street.

Police say the teen was with five other family members in the living room of their home when someone in a white Infiniti slowed down and fired several shots. The driver then sped off.
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The 16-year-old was hit twice in the back.

He was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

No other injuries were reported.
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Police are checking private security video to help track down the suspect's vehicle.
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