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Police: 15-Year-Old Girl Injured In Port Richmond Double Shooting

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Two teenagers are recovering in the hospital after a double shooting in Port Richmond. Police say this happened near Castor and Aramingo Avenues around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday.

This is the same area where looting had been occurring in wake of the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.

According to officials, an 18-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the left arm and a 15-year-old girl was shot once in the side.

Both victims have been rushed to a nearby hospital where they are listed in stable condition.

It is unclear at this time if the shooting was in connection to the looting ongoing in the area.

For a list of gun violence resources in Philadelphia, click here.

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