18-year-old critical after shooting at Philly playground: police

The Brief

  • An 18-year-old is in critical condition after police say a shooting occurred at Lonnie Young Playground in East Germantown Tuesday evening.
  • Police say around 40 children were in the area of the playground at the time of the incident.
  • This is an ongoing investigation.

PHILADELPHIA The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred at a playground in East Germantown Tuesday.

At least one person was shot and hospitalized from the ordeal.

What we know:

At around 5:45 p.m., officers responded to a shooting on the 1100 block of East Woodlawn Avenue.

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