Police: 1 Teen Dead, 1 Injured After Shooting Outside Recreation Center Following Argument Over Basketball Game
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- One teenager is dead and another one is injured after a shooting outside of a recreation center in Philadelphia on Wednesday night.
It happened around 8 p.m. in the 2900 block of North 12th Street.
Police say two 17-year-old boys were shot. One teen was shot once in the elbow and transported to Temple Hospital where he's listed in stable condition.
The other victim was shot twice in the chest and later died from his injuries, police said.
"After the victim ran into the rec center and collapsed... we also found the gun in close proximity to the victim's body, so we're not sure if it was the victim's gun or whose gun it was because cameras clearly recorded three males walk up to the gun after the shooting, pick it up and they fled south," said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small.
Police say they believe an argument over a basketball game may have led to the shooting.
No arrests have been made. Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.
