'It should have been me,' father of teen struck by stray bullet in North Philadelphia says
The bullet pierced his 15-year-old daughter's right cheek and lodged into her jaw.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in North Philadelphia that left an innocent teen injured.
It happened on the 2700 block of North Sydenham Street around 8:15 Monday night.
Investigators say the shot rang out during a fight.
"We were just sitting there. All of a sudden she's bleeding and there's a hole. We couldn't figure out what is going on," said Basha Sha-Alawi.
Sha-Alawi says the sight of blood sent the family into a panic after a stray bullet pierced his first floor living room window.
He says moments before, the family of four was watching TV.
The bulled pierced his 15-year-old daughter's right cheek and lodged into her jaw.
"We did not even hear anything until I saw the hole in her cheek," said Sha-Alawi. "It should have been me. I was just right here."
Once on the scene, police say they did recover a gun and a woman was taken into custody.
"May God forgive them. I think it's avoidable. Could have been avoided," said Sha-Alawi.
Sha-Alawi describes his daughter as quiet, and says she's an honor student.
He says she remains in the hospital and is preparing for major jaw surgery.
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