Stray bullets from double shooting in Southwest Philadelphia strike nearby homes, some with children inside

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Thursday, March 21, 2019
Stray bullets strike homes with children inside in Southwest Philadelphia
Stray bullets strike homes with children inside in Southwest Philadelphia: Jeannette Reyes reports on Action News at 4 a.m., March 21, 2019

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police said stray bullets from a double shooting hit two Southwest Philadelphia homes with children inside.



Chopper 6 was over the 5800 block of Pentridge Street in Southwest Philadelphia Wednesday night.



Police said two men were shot and both will survive; however, several bullets struck nearby homes.



Investigators said in one house, an 8-year-old girl was in the living room and a 14-year-old boy was in the kitchen.



The children were not physically injured in the incident.

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