17-year-old girl dies after shooting in Elmwood Park section of Philadelphia
An investigation is underway after a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed in Philadelphia's Elmwood Park neighborhood late Friday night, police say.
Police responded to the 7000 block of Elmwood Avenue for reports of someone shot just before 11:45 p.m., Inspector D F Pace said.
They began searching the neighborhood and found the girl in an alley. Medics arrived shortly after, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said the teen had been shot in the chest.
Officers are still investigating what led up to the shooting.
Pace said the girl might have been walking with a group in the alley before she was shot. One shell casing was found at the scene.
