7-year-old boy killed in drive-by shooting in Pennsylvania

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Monday, April 6, 2020
7 year old shot, killed in Chester
7 year old shot, killed in Chester

CHESTER, Pennsylvania -- A 7-year-old boy is dead following a shooting Sunday night in Chester, Pennsylvania.

It happened along the 2600 block of Swarts Street around 9 p.m. Police have identified the child as Sinsir Parker.

Investigators said Parker was shot in the face while getting caught in the barrage of bullets, during a drive-by shooting.

Neighbors said they heard more than a dozen gunshots.

"I heard about 15 shots ring out. I heard it come across the scanner and the Ring that it was a drive-by. I called my local friends on the block and they said two cars came down and just rang out about 15 shots and a little boy caught the bullet in the head," said one resident.

A shooting has left a child injured on Sunday night in Chester, Delaware County.

Police have not yet made any arrests.

This is Chester's 14th homicide this year.