5th victim identified after 4-year-old boy, others injured in Philadelphia shooting

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police have identified a fifth victim connected to a shooting that took place in the city’s Point Breeze neighborhood on Saturday night.

Four others, including a toddler, were shot and injured during the incident, and at least one person of interest is in police custody.

It is the second shooting involving a toddler in the city this week.

The shooting happened just before 8 p.m. on the 1700 block of Ringgold Street.

Police say two women, two men, and a toddler were shot.

Initially, police believed only one man was wounded on the scene.

The 4-year-old boy was shot once in the chest, according to police.

After undergoing surgery, the toddler was placed in stable condition and was transported to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.