Police are investigating a shooting that left a teenager critically injured in the Ogontz section of Philadelphia Friday night.

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Saturday, September 19, 2026 2:15AM

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are investigating a shooting that left a teenager critically injured in the Ogontz section of Philadelphia Friday night.

It happened around 7:45 p.m. on the 1900 block of West Godfrey Avenue.

Police arrived on the scene to find a 16-year-old boy shot twice in the legs.

He was taken to Einstein Hospital in critical condition.

No arrests have been made and no weapon has ben recovered.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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