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by Robert Moran Published Dec. 11, 2025, 8:07 p.m. ET

A 14-year-old boy was wounded in a possible accidental shooting involving another teen Thursday evening in North Philadelphia , police said.

Around 5:45 p.m., police were called to a residence on the 1500 block of North Street and found the victim shot in the lower abdomen, said Chief Inspector Scott Small.

The teen, who was “walking and talking,” was transported to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where he was listed in stable condition, Small said.

The shooting happened in the third-floor front bedroom, where police found one spent shell casing and blood, Small said.

Witnesses said several teens were hanging out and another teen boy around the same age a

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