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15-year-old shot in NE Philadelphia: Police search for shooter

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Published  May 27, 2026 7:10 PM EDT
Crime & Public Safety
FOX 29 Philadelphia

The Brief

    • A 15-year-old boy was shot in Northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday.
    • The boy was found with a gunshot wound in his chest in the 3000 block of Nesper Street.
    • The boy is in the hospital in "critical but stable" condition, police said.

PHILADELPHIA - A 15-year-old boy is in the hospital in critical condition after he was shot in the chest in Northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday. 

Teen shot in chest

What we know:

Philadelphia Police officers were called out to the 3000 block of Nesper Street just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday after reports of a shooting.

When officers got there, they found a 15-year-old boy had been shot in the chest.

Paramedics took him to a local hospital, and officials said he is in critical but stable condition Wednesday night.

What we don't know:

Officials are searching the area surrounding the shooting, and did not have any information about a potential suspect.

The Source: Information in this story is from the Philadelphia Police Department.

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