18-year-old man critically wounded in shooting outside East Germantown rec center
Shortly after 5:40 p.m., the man was shot several times outside the Lonnie Young Recreation Center, police said.
An 18-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting Tuesday evening outside a recreation center in the city’s East Germantown section, police said.
Shortly after 5:40 p.m., the man was shot several times in the upper body outside the Lonnie Young Recreation Center on the 1100 block of East Chelten Avenue.
The man was first taken by a private vehicle, but then was transferred to a police vehicle and transported to Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital.
Police reported no arrests.
The shooting happened while a community meeting was being held to address another shooting at the Charles M. Finley Recreation Center in East Mount Airy early Saturday evening that left three teens wounded.
The meeting, hosted by Councilmember Anthony Phillips, drew a standing-room crowd of residents to the recreation center to ask questions and voice their concerns.
Mayor Cherelle Parker attended and was joined by Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, and other state and city officials to allay fears and pledge to bring those responsible to justice. At the meeting, Bethel said the police department would be releasing surveillance footage of the shooting and called on the public for help in identifying suspects.
Police on Tuesday also released security video showing the shooting at the Finley Recreation Center while the basketball courts were crowded with young people.