16-year-old shot twice in head in Southwest Philadelphia
A SWAT team surrounded the home on Grays Avenue following the shooting.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A 16-year-old was fatally shot in the head on Thursday morning in Southwest Philadelphia, according to police.
Police said the shooting happened at about 10:30 a.m. on the 5300 block of Grays Avenue.
The male teenager was shot two times in the head, police said. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he died a short time later.
The view from Chopper 6 showed a ladder leading to a second-story residence near where the teen was shot.
Additional details about the shooting were not immediately available.
A SWAT team surrounded a home on the block following the shooting. Action News was there as officers made their way onto a roof and stormed through the front door.
Police cleared the home after no one was found inside.
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No arrests have been made at this time.
Meanwhile, neighbors are concerned about yet another teen shot in the city.
"I feel like the summer going to make it worse," said one resident.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.
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