Teen injured – NBC10 Philadelphia

A teenager was shot multiple times in West Philadelphia early Monday morning.

Officers rushed to the 1500 block of North Alden Street around 12:25 a.m. to find a 17-year-old suffering from at least three gunshot wounds to his leg, Philadelphia Police Capt. Anthony Ganard told NBC10.

Police transported the teen to a nearby hospital where the boy was being treated in stable condition, Ganard said.

The shooting happened at two scenes in the 5700 block of Media Street, Ganard said. Investigators found evidence that at least four shots were fired from a 9mm pistol at North 57th and Media streets and another eight shots were fired from a 9mm pistol on North Alden Street .

Police then found a gun with an extended magazine in a nearby alley, Ganard said. Investigators were trying to determine who owned the gun.

Police were hoping to view surveillance video as they tried to figure out what led to the teen's shooting.

The boy with the gunshot wound was being held by police while being treated at the hospital as the search for clues continued Monday, investigators said.

Children have been victims in about 12 percent of the roughly 475 shootings reported in Philadelphia so far this year, according to data compiled by the city comptroller's office.