Crime & Safety

Teens Shot In Stolen Car Early Friday In Philadelphia: Reports

A masked person who was driving a U-Haul van reportedly opened fire on the stolen Acura, critically injuring two teen boys inside it.

PHILADELPHIA — One teenage boy is critical and another stable after being shot by a masked person while they were in a stolen vehicle early Friday.

The boys, 15, were found shot at about 2:15 a.m. on the 1200 block of Ruscomb Street while outside a shot up Acura, Action News reports.

According to NBC10, the gunman was a masked man in a U-Haul van.

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That same U-Haul was found burned at North Ninth and Tioga streets at about 3 a.m., Fox 29 reports.

Anyone who has information on the shooting should contact Philadelphia Police at 215-686-8477.

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