PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting at a playground in East Mount Airy. The shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m.
on Thursday, hours after Mayor Jim Kenney announced that the City of Philadelphia would offer $10,000 rewards for information that leads to convictions in cases of shootings near schools, recreation centers and libraries.
Authorities say officers received reports of gunshots and a shooting at a playground on Pleasant and boyers Streets. When officers arrived on scene, they found a 23-year-old man with gunshot wounds to his head and torso, police say.
According to officials, the man was transported to Einstein Medical Center, where he is in critical condition and undergoing surgery.