Teenage boy critical after being shot multiple times in Juniata

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Monday, February 6, 2017
Teenage boy critical after Juniata shooting
Police say a teenage boy is fighting for life after being shot up to ten times in the Juniata section of Philadelphia.

JUNIATA (WPVI) -- Police say a teenage boy is fighting for life after being shot up to ten times in the Juniata section of Philadelphia.



It happened at 12:30 a.m. Monday in the 4000 block of Maywood Street.



Officers arrived to find the 17-year-old boy suffering multiple gunshot wounds.



They rushed him to Temple University Hospital in critical condition.



Investigators say the boy was shot with a .22 caliber weapon.



Police say the suspect fled an older model Pontiac Grand Prix.



They are working to determine who shot him and why.

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