NORTH PHILADELPHIA - A 15-year-old boy was shot at Dendy Rec Center in North Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon.
He was taken by ambulance to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children where he is listed as stable. A suspect in the shooting is being sought.Late morning at the Dendy Recreation Center in the Yorktown neighborhood of North Philadelphia and a group of friends trash talk as they play two-on-two basketball.
It’s what rec centers are built for. Wednesday afternoon, Dendy became a place of violence.A top law enforcement source says investigators are making "good progress" tracking a suspect.
Police say he’s the brazen shooter of the 15-year-old boy on the playground Wednesday coming to attack on a bike. The image of the alleged attacker was captured by a camera, one of eleven installed by the city with fanfare just a week ago.