UPDATE: A 2-year-old girl, her mother, and 5 teenagers are all in stable condition following a shooting near a Philadelphia school:
Philadelphia Police are searching for three gunmen who shot a mother, her 2-year-old daughter and five teenagers near a Philadelphia school early Thursday evening.
The 2-year-old girl, her 31-year-old mother, two 16-year-old boys, a 15-year-old boy, a 13-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy were at the intersection of 31st and Norris streets near the James G. Blaine School shortly before 6 p.m. when at car pulled up near them. Three gunmen then exited the car and opened fire, police said.
"There were some people inside of a vehicle, some people on the sidewalk, when the shooters approached," Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said."We don't believe that all of the victims at this point were intended targets. The 2-year-old girl was shot once in the left thigh, her mother was shot twice in the left thigh, one 16-year-old boy was shot once in the left arm, the other 16-year-old boy was shot in the right arm and left thigh, the 15-year-old boy was shot twice in the chest and the right side of his body, the 13-year-old boy was shot in the left hand, and the 17-year-old boy was grazed in the left thigh.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
The first suspect is described as a man with a black face mask wearing a black"New Balance" sweater. The second suspect is described as a man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and black"Under Armour" sneakers. The third suspect is described as a man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
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