The toddler was rushed to the hospital after he was shot inside a home Saturday night, according to Philadelphia police. No charges were reported by authorities immediately following the shooting.
A 2-year-old boy is recovering after police say he was shot in the back inside a North Philadelphia home Saturday night., officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to a property on the 2200 block of 20th Street just after 8:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
Police say the toddler was shot at least once in the back. After the shooting, he was driven by his mother to Temple University and placed in critical condition. “[It’s] just another tragic situation where you have, again, a kid that should not have to worry about this,” First Dept. Police Commissioner John Stanford told NBC10.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the shooting was accidental. No charges were reported by authorities after the shooting and no weapon was recovered, according to