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Teen injured in Tacony shooting

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the leg Monday night on the 4300 block of Cottman Avenue.

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A 17-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital Monday night after being shot on the 4300 block of Cottman Avenue in Tacony.

Officers responded to the scene just after 8:30 p.m. and found the teenager with a gunshot wound to the right leg. He also suffered a graze wound to the stomach, authorities said. Police took him to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in stable condition.

Investigators recovered a gun at the scene, but no arrests have been made. ••

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