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Cops: Teen Gunned Down In Overbrook

By Tim Jimenez

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A shooting in Overbrook sent a man to the hospital overnight.

Police say a 19-year-old is in the hospital listed in critical condition.

This all happened around midnight in a home at 56th and Lebanon in Overbrook.

Chief Inspector Scott Small says the victim saw something wrong.

Police say the victim and another person inside the house tried to close the door on the shooter, but the gunman fired through the door, striking the victim three times.

There were three others in the house, they're not hurt and spoke with investigators.

Police say the shooter lives blocks away and surveillance cameras in the area will help in the investigation.

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