PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A 17-year-old man was killed in a shooting in northern Philadelphia on Monday night. It happened on Block 2100 on Jefferson Street around 9 p.m.
Police say the boy was shot in the face once and was pronounced dead at the scene.
BREAKING: A 17-year-old man is dead after police said he was shot in the face once. It happened an hour ago in Block 2100 on Jefferson Street in the Sharswood section of North Philadelphia. He is the 12th teenager shot in this city in less than a week. @CBSPhilly
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No arrests were made.
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