Police say two men are injured after a double shooting in Olney where one man was shot inside his vehicle with a toddler in the back seat. PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that left two men injured, one of which was sitting inside his vehicle with a toddler as he was shot in Olney on Monday night.
Just after 5 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting at Rising Sun Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard. Upon arrival, police say they found a 42-year-old man sitting inside his Dodge Charger with a gunshot wound to the head.
The victim was conscious when police arrived, and he told them that he was parked along the curb of the 100 block of East Ruscomb Street when two men approached his vehicle, opened the driver's side door, and fired at least one shot at the victim, all while a 3-year-old was in the back seat.
Police say they rushed the 42-year-old to Temple Hospital where he was placed in stable condition. The 3-year-old was not struck by gunfire, but police say they rushed the toddler to Saint Christopher's Hospital just to be checked out. MORE HEADLINES Second woman charged in blunt force trauma death of Philadelphia toddlerYoung man shot multiple times in the face in West Oak Lane, police sayShooter acted in 'self-defense' in triple shooting that killed 2 outside Bucks County bar, police sayWhile investigating the scene, authorities say an 18-year-old man showed up at Saint Christopher's Hospital in a private vehicle.