Crime & Safety
Father Killed, Son Hurt In North Philly Ambush Shooting
A 38-year-old man is dead and his 14-year-old son is hurt following a shooting Tuesday morning at a North Philadelphia gas station.
PHILADELPHIA — A man is dead and a teenager is hurt after what authorities are calling an ambush shooting at a North Philadelphia gas station.
According to Action News, the shooting occurred at about 8:45 a.m. in a gas station parking lot on the 2800 block of North Broad Street.
The man, 38, was shot and killed while his 14-year-old son was shot in the arm, according to Fox 29.
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NBC10 reports two masked men approached a vehicle the victims were sitting in and fired more than a dozen shots.
A 10-year-old boy was also in the back seat of the vehicle.
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Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact police by calling 215-686-8477.
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