Suspect ID'd in shooting 6-year-old boy in North Philadelphia

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police have identified the man arrested for allegedly shooting a child in North Philadelphia.

Twenty-two-year-old Abdul Holmes has charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault.

It happened around 7:50 p.m. Friday near 24th and Norris streets.

Boy, 6, hospitalized after shooting in North Philadelphia. Gray Hall reports during Action News at 6 a.m. on September 30, 2017.

Police said a 6-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder.

He remains hospitalized in good condition.

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