Allegheny shooting: Scooter rider shoots 3 people, including child, following crash in Philadelphia
An 8-year-old girl was struck in the head while inside the car with her father and a teacher was shot twice in the face.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are searching for the scooter rider who shot three people following a motor vehicle crash in the city's Kensington section.
The shots rang out around 3 p.m. after a driver hit a scooter rider who was traveling west on the 300 block of East Allegheny Avenue.
Video obtained by Action News shows the crash and then the scooter rider opening fire on the block.
"The operator of that scooter gets up, produces a handgun and starts firing indiscriminately," said Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Pedro Rosario.
Three bystanders were shot, including an 8-year-old girl, who was struck in the head while inside the car with her father.
According to the School District of Philadelphia, the girl had just left the Lewis Elkin Elementary School when she was shot.
A family spokesperson says the young girl, identified as Kaylien, did have to undergo surgery.
The gunfire also hit a 45-year-old male pedestrian in the leg and a 47-year-old woman, who was inside another vehicle.
The school district confirmed that the 47-year-old victim is a teacher at Conwell Middle School. She was shot twice in the face.
All three victims are listed in stable condition.
The scooter operator and the driver who hit him both left the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.
