Baby shot during party in Kensington

Police say the baby was being held by her mother when she was shot in the hand.

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Monday, August 1, 2022
1-year-old shot in the hand in Kensington

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police have identified the suspect wanted for a shooting during a wedding celebration at a home in the Kensington section that left a 10-month-old baby wounded.

Santos Diaz, 45, allegedly fired shots outside a home on the corner of East Ontario and Emerald streets around 10:40 a.m. Sunday.

Santos Diaz
Santos Diaz

The baby was being held by her mother when one of the bullets struck her hand.

The girl was taken to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children where she was placed in stable condition.

The baby's mother was not injured.

Police say a 17-year-old suffered a graze wound to the leg but he did not require any medical attention.

"The individual was part of the gathering," Lt. Robert Brockenbrough with the Philadelphia Police Department said on Sunday. "There's been a lot of gun violence in Philadelphia, so you just have to be careful. This started as a friendly gathering and escalated to this."

Anyone with information on Diaz's whereabouts is asked to call Philadelphia police at 215-686-TIPS.

Police investigate after baby shot in Kensington

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