14-year-old boy critical after he was shot twice on North Philadelphia street: police

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Teenage boy critically injured after North Philly shooting

Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in North Philadelphia that left a 14-year-old boy in critical condition.

A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after someone shot him in the chest and the back on a North Philadelphia street.

The shooting happened Sunday evening, just after 8 p.m., on the 1800 block of North 20th Street, according to officials.

Someone took him to Temple University Hospital in a private vehicle. Once at the hospital, the boy was listed in critical condition.

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Police are actively investigating the shooting scene, but have not made any arrests and report they did not find a weapon at the scene.

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