2 teenagers in critical condition after Olney shooting – Metro Philadelphia

Two teenage boys were seriously injured after a shooting early Monday morning in Olney – one of them in “extremely critical condition”, police said.

Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 200 block of E. Duncannon Street around 2:30 a.m., authorities said. Around the same time, a driver picking up the two victims flagged down a patrol car near Whitaker and Hunting Park avenues in North Philadelphia, investigators said.

Police said a 16-year-old boy who was shot in the head was taken to Temple University Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The other victim, also a 16-year-old boy, suffered injuries to his ear and shoulder, the PPD said. He was later reported to be in critical condition at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.

Detectives found 26 fired shell casings from at least two different weapons, spread across two areas – on Duncannon Street, near Olney High School, and a few blocks away in the 5100 block of N. 3rd Street.

Investigators described the suspects as four men in an SUV.

Several hours earlier, on Sunday shortly after 9:45 p.m., shots were fired in the 500 block of Sentner Street, about 2.5 kilometers away in Crescentville, police said.

Authorities said a 14-year-old boy was shot in his right leg and a 43-year-old man suffered a graze in the leg. Both were hospitalized in stable condition, according to PPD.

No arrests were made immediately following the incidents, and police have not commented on possible motives. Anyone with information is asked to contact the PPD's Shooting Investigation Group at 215-686-8270 or call or text 215-686-TIPS (8477).

As of August 15, 91 teenagers and children under the age of 18 have been shot in Philadelphia in 2024, including 11 who were killed, according to the city commissioner's gun violence dashboard.

On the same day last year, 15 teens died in shootings and there were 109 nonfatal victims. Both numbers were even higher in 2022, the data shows.

Counseling, peer support and victim advocacy services are available for victims, family members and others affected by gun violence. For more information, visit metrophiladelphia.com/gun-violence-resources.