For the 23rd time this year, a child died in a shooting in Philadelphia
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022, 7:53 a.m. |
Published: Sep. 28, 2022, 7:52 a.m.
Investigators work the scene where multiple people were shot near a high school in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)AP Photo/Matt Slocum
By Ellie Rushing, Kristen A. Graham and Robert Moran, The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
PHILADELPHIA — A 14-year-old boy was killed and four other teens wounded in a shooting after a football scrimmage outside Roxborough High School late Tuesday afternoon, police said, marking the 23rd shooting death of a child this year as Philadelphia continues to face a surge in gun violence.
There are no words for what transpired earlier tonight. Another young life has been cut short and others injured by needless violence. Tonight, a family will begin to grapple with the loss of their loved one. My deepest condolences go out to them. https://t.co/dHWLV9djnX
— Mayor Jim Kenney (@PhillyMayor) September 27, 2022