4 teen boys shot in West Philadelphia

Sunday, February 19, 2017
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.
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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.
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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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