Toddler, child injured in separate West Philadelphia shootings, police say
A toddler and a child were both injured in separate shootings in West Philadelphia on Monday afternoon, and an arrest has been made in one of the incidents, police said.
The first shooting happened on the 5200 block of Delancey Street at around 1:45 p.m., according to police.
Police said a 2-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen inside a home on Delancey Street. The 2-year-old was then taken to a local hospital and placed in critical condition. A police spokesperson said it appears the child accidentally fired the gun after getting hold of it from a bedroom.
On Tuesday, police said 20-year-old Rahmir Ponzo was arrested in connection with the shooting. Ponzo was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person. In an update Tuesday, police still listed the child in critical condition.
Police also did not specify Ponzo's connection to the child.
Hours later, a 5- or 6-year-old girl was shot on the porch of a home on the 5900 block of Pine Street in West Philly just before 4:30 p.m., police said.
The girl was taken to the hospital and placed in stable condition, according to police.
No arrests have been made in the Pine Street shooting, police said.
