Baby shot in leg by stray gunfire after gunman opens fire at his parents in Philadelphia

A seven-month-old baby was wounded by a bullet after his parents were targeted by a gunman .

The boy's parents were pushing him in a stroller along Meridian Street in Holmesburg, Philadelphia at 5:51 p.m. on Thursday. Footage shows a woman abruptly approached the pair, opened fire , and then left after the baby was struck in the leg by one of the bullets.

The woman with the gun nonchalantly turned around and shot the mother at close range after walking past her and the child. The gunman snarled, "F**k your baby, b***h," in response to the mother's horrifying cry, "my baby." The mother then started to walk away.

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According to the police , the baby was taken to the hospital by a neighbor when they arrived at the scene and neither of the parents was present.

"We know the shooting occurred on the 4000 block of Meridian. Chief Inspector Small stated that two expended round casings from a semi-automatic handgun were discovered on the sidewalk. The gunshot occurred just before 6 p.m. Thursday on Meridian Street, near Rhawn in Holmesburg.

The parents are thought to have departed since they had arrest warrants out for them and were not discovered for an hour. Neither of them was hurt. Police later arrested the father, and both of them are being questioned. It is unknown why they were in Holmesburg as they do not reside there.

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The gunwoman, who was seen on camera but has not yet been recognized, is being sought after by police . The reason for the shooting is still unknown to the investigators. The baby's neighbor, who arrived to help, told how the mother gave him the infant and how he took him to Nazareth Hospital in his car.

"When I find out the baby was seven months and both parents said they have warrants. They got out the car and I took the baby," he told NBC, I just felt like I had to protect this child. It was overwhelming. It was scary. This person came up and didn't care with no remorse and just fired and walked away like nothing happened."

The infant was subsequently taken by police to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where his condition is stable. Police discovered two expended round casings from a semi-automatic rifle, according to Chief Inspector Scott Small.

"You can see what appears to be a male, possibly a female, long hair, possibly dreadlocks, wearing a dark t-shirt and light blue jeans and fire a shot in the direction of the mother and father," he said of the shooting footage.