Boy, 12, Killed After Being Shot Through Front Door of Frankford Home

[mahatmakanejeeves]

I heard this on KYW this morning, but I couldn't find anything on their website when I looked abefore posting.

Boy, 12, Killed After Being Shot Through Front Door of Frankford Home

PHILADELPHIA

Boy, 12, Killed After Being Shot Through Front Door of Frankford Home

Police said the shooter fired through the front door, hitting the boy in the head

By NBC10 Staff • Published 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago

A 12-year-old boy is dead after he was shot overnight Sunday while attempting to answer the door at a home in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood, police said. ... The shooting happened around 2:45 a.m. along the 5000 block of Ditman Street.

Deputy Commissioner Melvin Singleton said there was a knock at the door and that the shooter fired a single shot through the door's window. The bullet hit the boy in the head.

Police arrived within minutes of the shooting to find the boy bleeding from his mouth, Singleton said. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene just after 3 a.m.

The boy was at home with his grandmother and his 10-year-old sister. None are believed to be the intended target, the deputy commissioner said.

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[badhair77]

1. Horrific.

[sfstaxprep]

2. Freedom!

With Freedom and the 2nd Amendment, comes a certain downside. In this case, the downside is the loss of perhaps another 80 years of life.

[Midnight Writer]

3. "intended target"? My guess is there is no specific target. Just someone wanting to kill.