It happened on the 1300 block of North 10th Street where police say a 16-year-old boy was shot once in the stomach.
According to police, the boy was shot on the seventh-floor hallway of an apartment building just before 1 p.m.
The teen was rushed to the hospital where he's currently listed in critical condition.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.