1 teen killed, 1 injured in Philadelphia shootings

Thursday, October 19, 2017
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- One teenager was killed and another was injured in separate shootings in Philadelphia.

Police said a 17-year-old boy was shot around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on the 6700 block of North 16th Street in West Oak Lane.
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The teen, identified as Antoine Coleman of the 6700 block of North 16th Street, was taken by officers to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.

A search is underway for the shooter. He is described by police as a black male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.

In the city's Grays Ferry section, a suspect shot a 16-year-old boy.

It happened on the 1400 block of South Etting Street around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday.



Police said the victim was shot multiple times in the groin.

He is hospitalized in critical condition.
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There has been no arrest in this case either.
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