Two 13-year-old boys were shot in Southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday night after an attempted carjacking, police said.

According to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small, the man got a call from a neighbor stating that four juveniles appeared to be breaking into his Honda.

Police and fire department paramedics responded to Allman Street, near South 61st Street, just after 3 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2025, to find a man face down and bleeding from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the side of his head, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.

Two 13-year-old boys allegedly attempting to steal a vehicle were shot by the car’s owner during a confrontation Tuesday evening in Southwest Philadelphia, police said. Shortly before 6:15 p.m., the owner was alerted that four juveniles were attempting to break into his Honda sedan parked in an alleyway behind the 5900 block of Belmar Terrace,

Philadelphia police say a man shot two teenagers after they tried to steal his car and one displayed a gun in Southwest Philadelphia. Siafa Lewis has this and your other morning headlines in this Digital Brief,