Authorities say two young teenagers were injured in an early evening shooting Thursday in Philadelphia's Kingsessing neighborhood.
Captain John Walker said investigators believe the teens were innocently walking down the street when someone got out of a white vehicle and opened fire."It's frustrating, it's hard for all of us, but we gotta continue to push forward," Walker said about the continuing gun violence.
He called on parents to help by stepping up to have "tougher conversations about what a gun is and what a gun means." "When you fire these guns, it's going to have devastating results," Walker said. "As parents we have a responsibility to handle your children."
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