'Why did they take my grandson?': Teen dead, 7-year-old among those injured in quadruple shooting
"He was innocent. He was trying to go to the store," said Yolanda Rains following the death of her grandson.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left a teenager dead and injured three others including a young child on Thursday evening.
It happened just before 6 p.m. on the 5900 block of N. 21st Street in the city's Logan section.
Police say a 17-year-old male died after being shot in the head.
Yolanda Rains identified the victim as her grandson, 17-year-old Nazeem Rains.
"He was innocent. He was trying to go to the store. Why did they take my grandson? They broke my heart. I'm never going to be the same," she said.
Police say at least 20 shots were fired in the neighborhood.
A 7-year-old child, a 15-year-old male and a 16-year-old male were also injured in the shooting. All three were taken to an area hospital and placed in stable condition.
Police say the 7-year-old was out just being a kid and was with siblings when he was hit.
"Having a 7-year-old have not only the injuries but the mental trauma of being shot at the age of 7, that's not normal. Unfortunately, this has become too normal in our city," said First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford with the Philadelphia Police Department.
Yolanda Rains said her grandson just turned 17.
"I'm gonna miss my baby. They broke my heart. It's so dangerous out here, you can't even go to the store without getting killed," she said.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.
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