6-year-old girl shot in leg while playing outside in West Philadelphia, police say
WEST PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that left a 6-year-old girl wounded in West Philadelphia.
It happened on the 3800 block of Wyalusing Avenue while kids were playing outside Monday around 3:30 p.m.
According to police, a group of men ran down the block towards the kids as shots were being fired from a dark sedan.
The girl's father tells FOX 29 that he and his wife were still in their car discussing the homes they had just visited when their daughter was struck by a stray bullet.
"As long as she okay, I'm okay. that's all that matters to me," her dad said.
The girl was rushed to CHOP and was released Tuesday.
So far, no arrests have been made and a weapon has not been recovered.
Police say more than 70 young people 17 and under have been shot this year. Neighbors say the gun violence victimizing kids baffles them.
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