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Mother charged after 2-year-old accidentally shot by another child in Philly home

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Updated  July 22, 2025 8:55am EDT
Crime & Public Safety
FOX 29 Philadelphia
Child, 2, shot in North Philadelphia

Child, 2, shot in North Philadelphia

A two-year-old was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the should late Monday night in North Philadelphia.

The Brief

    • A 2-year-old boy was accidentally shot by another child at a property in North Philadelphia on Monday.
    • The child's mother was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and other crimes.
    • The child was placed in stable condition at Temple University Hospital.

PHILADELPHIA - A mother is facing charges after investigators say a child accidentally shot a 2-year-old boy in the shoulder in Philadelphia on Monday night.

What we know:

Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to a home on the 2000 block of North 21st Street around 8 p.m. for reports of a shooting. 

Police found a 2-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder, and rushed him to Temple Hospital where he was placed in stable condition.

Investigators later learned that the 2-year-old was accidentally shot by another child inside the residence. One .380 caliber casing and a gun were recovered by police.

The child's mother, 30-year-old Regine Prentice, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and other crimes.

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