Crime & Safety

4 Teens Shot In North Philadelphia, Police Say: Reports

Police found a semi-automatic weapon in the courtyard of a North Philly apartment complex after a shooting early Thursday, a report said.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Two teen girls were shot in the face and two teen boys had gunshot wounds in their legs after someone fired a semi-automatic weapon outside a North Philadelphia apartment complex early Thursday, a report said.

Two of the teens were visiting two others, who lived in the apartments, NBC10 reported. All four were listed in critical but stable condition at a local hospital and are expected to survive, the report said.

The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. in the courtyard of Spring Garden Apartments at 7th and Wallace Streets, the report said.

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