On Oct. 13, around 1 am, a 12-year-old black male was critically injured in a triple shooting in North Philadelphia.
The boy was riding in a minivan on the 1400 block of North Broad Street with two other males when police said a blue Buick LaSabre pulled alongside, and an occupant opened fire.
The minivan's 18-year-old driver, struck twice in the back, sped to Albert Einstein Medical Center. He and a 19-year-old passenger, who suffered a bullet graze to the forehead, were treated and released.
The 12-year-old boy was treated at Einstein for a gunshot wound to the face, and transfered to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children where he remained in critical condition.
Police have no motive or suspects.
In 2007, the city of brotherly love averaged more than one murder and four shootings a day. This site, by writer Kia Gregory, profiles the city's deadly violence, the people it threatens, and the people who fight desperately for solutions.
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