Three shot, including girl, 8, in Philadelphia after suspect on moped starts shooting 'randomly' into crowded street

Three people, including an eight-year-old girl, have been shot in Philadelphia . Gunfire erupted on the 300 block of East Allegheny Avenue in the city's Kensington neighborhood on Thursday afternoon.

It is believed a car was pulling out from Rosehill Street onto Allegheny when the car struck a motor scooter. The person on the motor scooter is then understood to have started shooting in the direction of the car that took off.

The young girl was shot in the head and rushed to St Christopher's Hospital for Children. A 45-year-old man was shot in the leg and a 47-year-old woman was shot twice in the side of the face . She was also grazed in the shoulder.

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"Police arrived and located two adult victims ," Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Pedro Rosario told CBS. "The one victim was shot in her car . The second adult victim was a pedestrian.

"We found out shortly after that there was a third victim, a juvenile . She was also in a vehicle being picked up by her father stuck in traffic when she was struck."

The woman and man were taken to Temple University Hospital . All three are stable and are expected to recover, police said. The girl is a Elkin Elementary student and one of the adults is a teacher at Conwell Middle School.

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Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President, Jerry Jordan, said: "I am horrified by another act of senseless gun violence in our city. Our students, staff and families deserve to feel safe but today, a random shooting shortly after schools dismissed once again showed that so much more must be done to address the gun violence crisis .

"I am grateful that all three individuals injured are reported in stable condition but saddened by what they endured, and I am angry. Elected officials in Harrisburg refuse to allow Philadelphia to pass its own meaningful gun reform... extremist Harrisburg politicians are woefully negligent in protecting the safety and security of Pennsylvanians ."

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Cops are searching for a man who was seen wearing a Gap sweatshirt, black pants and one Nike shoe in relation to the shooting. He is considered armed and dangerous . Anyone with information should call 911 or 215-686-TIPS (8477).

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