October 22, 2015
Philadelphia Police /for PhillyVoice
Police are seeking help finding the suspects in this dark colored sedan that, law enforcement officials say, was involved in a drive-by shooting that injured a 13-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man.
Philadelphia police are looking for the actors involved in a Tuesday evening drive-by shooting that injured two people, including a 13-year-old boy, in the city's Tioga neighborhood.
It happened on Tuesday at about 7:30 p.m.
Police said Thursday that officers are hoping to identify the suspect, who was in a dark-colored sedan with tinted windows and pulled alongside the victims before firing at least eight times at them.
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According to police, both victims, a 20-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy, were standing on the sidewalk on the 3500 block of N. 18th St. when the vehicle, traveling north on 18th Street, approached and began firing multiple times.
Both victims are listed in critical, but stable, condition at Temple Hospital. Law enforcement officials said the 20-year-old sustained a gunshot wound to the right buttocks, while the 13-year-old sustained gunshot wounds to his left leg and back.
After evaluating ballistic evidence at the scene, police said they believe the weapon that was used was a 9 mm handgun.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Northwest Detective Division at (215) 686-3353/3354.
Also, Philadelphia police can be contacted anonymously at (215) 686-8477, or you can text a tip to 773847.
Tips can be sent anonymously to police here.
