PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Surveillance footage captured the moments a stray bullet pierced the window of a North Philadelphia corner store, hitting a 12-year-old boy. He was behind the counter with his mother while she worked.
“I mean, he should be able to come home from school and see his mom and stay with her for a while until she’s ready to leave without people coming in here shooting,” neighbor Jodonna Burton told Action News.
The victim was taken to the hospital but later released and is expected to be okay.
The shooting happened after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the corner of 18th and Huntingdon streets in North Philadelphia.
Moments earlier, surveillance footage obtained by Action News showed a man and woman arguing near the 2600 block of Bouvier Street. Police believe they were fighting over a parking spot. It escalated quickly into a shootout, which moved up the block. The man eventually fired towards the corner store.
Police recovered nine spent shell casings from the scene. Action News found evidence markers up and down Huntingdon Street, and a bullet hole in a vehicle. It’s something Jordonna Burton has gotten too familiar with living near this corner.
“These are bullet holes,” she said, pointing at the exterior of the neighbor’s home. “Up and down this street and Bouvier Street, there’s always gunfire.”
Residents say last night’s shooting is a sad reminder to stay vigilant.
“It reminds me I need to be careful even though I feel free to move about,” Laurene, a resident who walks through this neighborhood, told Action News. “I look around out of the corners of my eyes, I’m just always aware.”
Police haven’t released a description of the suspect, but they believe he was driving a dark colored sedan. The woman involved in the fight is cooperating with police. She handed over her weapon. There’s no word yet on whether she’ll face any charges.
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