Shooting On Philly Highway Prompts Barricade Situation
PHILADELPHIA (CBS)—City police are searching for a suspect after they say a man was shot on the highway on Tuesday afternoon.
It happened just before 4 p.m. on North 17th Street near West Susquehanna Avenue.
At the scene police found a 17-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the hip.
Police say a possible suspect was seen running into an apartment building in the 2100 block of North 17th Street.
The shooting victim was transported by a private vehicle to Temple Hospital. He's listed in critical condition.
SWAT teams surrounded the apartment building, but only found a handgun in the rear of the property.
The Duckery School at 1501 Diamond St. was placed on a brief lock down during the investigation.
Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.
