Teen girl shot in back while sitting inside Port Richmond home: Police

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting that left a 17-year-old girl injured in the city's Port Richmond section on Sunday afternoon.

It happened around 4 p.m. on the 2900 block of Amber Street near East Birch Street.
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Police say the teen was sitting inside a home when she was shot in the back. She was rushed to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children where she's listed in stable condition.

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A 25-year-old man was also shot in the abdomen. He is listed in stable condition at an area hospital.
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Police confirm an arrest has been made. The suspect has not been identified.

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