Double shooting leaves 12-year-old, 1 other injured in Philadelphia

Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left two people, including a 12-year-old, injured on Tuesday.

It happened on the 5300 block of Lindbergh Boulevard just before 4 p.m. outside of an auto shop.

Officers say a 12-year-old suffered a graze wound to the head and a 43-year-old man had a gunshot wound to his back.

The 12-year-old was transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was placed in stable condition.

The 43-year-old was also transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and was listed in critical but stable condition.

Neighbors told Action News what they heard when the gunfire rang out.

“First it was ‘Pow! Pow! Pow!’ Then it stopped, then ‘Pow! Pow! Pow!’ again,” one resident recalled. “I said ‘Oh, somebody’s shooting out here.’ So I tried to get down.”

No arrests have been made but police say a weapon was recovered at the scene.

Surveillance video of the incident showed that a shooter opened fire on the area. Moments later, another man is seen pulling out a gun and firing back.

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