LAWNCREST - A shooting at a Lawncrest rec center Thursday night comes as the city of Philadelphia is trying to make rec centers safer for kids and with summer just weeks away.27 bullets went flying at the intersection of Rising Sun Avenue and Comly Street.
Police say it all started when the owner of a Mustang saw it was being broken into.One of the bullets struck the glass of a nearby daycare center, traveling 30 feet inside to the play area.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small says no one was hurt."At the time the bullet went into the daycare center, there were a total of 10 people.
There were five employees, females, and there were five children. The children were all between the ages of two and four, so very young," Chief Small stated.The Lawncrest Rec Center is also right at the intersection blocked off by police tape and a blood stain next to the bus stop.While the bullets did not strike the rec center, 10 teens were inside at the time of the shootout.