Tacony teenager struck with bullet

A Tacony teenager was hospitalized last evening when she was struck by a bullet while sitting on her porch.

Taralyn Witzel, 18, was shot in the leg when passengers in a white van on the 4800-block of Levick Street began shooting at another vehicle.

The van was later recovered on the 7300-block of Torresdale Avenue, and three men were taken into custody [source]. Witzel is in stable condition.

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