Crime & Safety
Driver, 4 And 9 Year Old Kids Injured In Mt Airy Shooting Friday
Two children, ages 4 and 9, were hurt when gunfire sent shattered glass flying inside a vehicle they were riding in early Friday evening.
MT. AIRY, PHILADELPHIA — Two children were injured when bullet struck the vehicle they were riding in on Friday, Philadelphia Police said.
According to police, a 25-year-old man was driving with his 26-year-old girlfriend in the passenger seat and two children, ages 4 and 9, in the back seat in the area of Wadsworth Avenue and Anderson Streets at about 4:55 p.m. Aug. 2.
Whil driving, about four gunshots rang out, police said.
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The car's back window was hit by gunfire and the driver's back was grazed by a bullet, police said.
The two children suffered minor cuts and scratches from broken glass and were taken to a hospital but released. Police said woman was not harmed.
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Police are investigating the shooting.
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