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Police do not believe an accidental shooting occurred where a Grays Ferry boy claims it did.
An 11-year-old told police he was playing at Vare Recreation Center, 2600 Morris St., when he found a small, black handgun and accidentally shot himself in the right knee, according to the Police Public Affairs Unit. The boy ran home and attempted to clean his wound in the bathroom. After telling his father what had happened, his father rushed him to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Police were unable to locate the scene at the rec center and its video surveillance did not show the boy or the shooting, according to the Police Public Affairs Unit. Police did discover blood throughout the boy’s home on the 1500 block of South 26th Street along with blood-stained rags and socks and a bucket of water.
“Again at this time, police do not believe the shooting happened in the rec center,” Lt. Ray Evers of the Police Public Affairs Unit said in an e-mail.
To report information, call South Detectives’ tip line at 215-685-1635 or visit www.phillypolice.com/forms.
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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