PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia police say a man is being questioned in connection to the shooting death of a 2-year-old-girl that happened over the weekend in Philadelphia's Kensington section.
Police are saying this is still a highly active and fluid investigation.
The man was picked up Tuesday night in Chester and has not yet been formally charged.
Sources: a man was picked up in Chester, in connection for the shooting death of 2yo Nikolette Rivera. He has NOT been charged. He is en route to @phillypolice HQ, where he will be questioned. @KYWNewsradio
— Kristen Johanson (@KristenJohanson)
October 23, 2019 Police say it's surrounding the shooting that took place around 3:30 Sunday afternoon, when someone fired six shots from an assault rifle at a house on Water Street near Ontario Street in Kensington.
Police say the weapon is connected to a car being shot up blocks away on Clearfield Street, but they’re not sure who the shooter was going after.
Homicide Capt. Jason Smith said 2-year-old Nikolette was in her 24-year-old mother's arms at time of the shooting. The mother received graze wounds, and a 33-year-old man, who was doing renovations inside the house, was also wounded.
Nikolette was shot in the back of the head and declared dead at the scene.
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CORRECTION: The spelling of Nikolette Rivera's name has been corrected.
