Two kids, a city employee and two teenagers were hurt in a shooting outside of a West Philadelphia recreation center pool on Wednesday, officials said.

City officials react after 5 hurt in rec center shooting For Bethel, the shooting was difficult because he grew up in the area. "That is a pool that I grew up in," Bethel said.

The shooting occurred outside the Christy Rec Center just after 4 p.m. when dozens of people were in the pool nearby, Police Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel told reporters during a press conference.