Woman finds teenage shooting victim inside her South Philadelphia home

The woman told police she does not know the male teenager.

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Thursday, May 26, 2022
Woman finds teenage shooting victim inside her South Philadelphia home
The teen was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A South Philadelphia woman tells police she returned home to find a teenager lying on the floor of her living room with a gunshot wound to the chest.

It happened in the 2300 block of Bailey Terrace just after 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The woman told police she does not know the male teenager.

Police said he appeared to be 17 to 18 years old.

The teen was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Police are trying to determine where the shooting happened and how the victim ended up in the woman's home.

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