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Teen Shot In Head Inside North Philly Restaurant

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 13-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being shot inside a Chinese restaurant in North Philadelphia.

It happened around 10:30 p.m. Friday at the Gold Fish near 20th Street and Hunting Park Avenue in the city's Nicetown neighborhood.

Police say the teen was sitting with some friends inside the take-out restaurant when two men walked up and began a conversation with the victim. Authorities say one of the men suddenly pulled a gun and shot the teen in the head.

The pair then fled the restaurant.

The boy was taken to Temple University Hospital in extremely critical condition.

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Surveillance image of suspects in shooting of 13-year-old boy in Nicetown. (credit: Philadelphia Police)

Investigators say the incident was caught on surveillance video. They were asking anyone with with information on the identity and/or whereabouts of the two suspects to contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or call 911.

Police said the motive for the shooting was unknown.

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