Shooting at Roxborough High School after football scrimmage leaves 14-year-old boy dead, 4 others...

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As It Happened - 8 hours ago

Shooting at Roxborough High School after football scrimmage leaves 14-year-old boy dead, 4 other teens wounded

The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon outside Roxborough High School, police said.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Five teens who are members of the Roxborough High School football team were shot outside the school following a three-way scrimmage Tuesday afternoon, police said.

• One 14-year-old boy died in the shooting, and four other teens were wounded after two gunmen ambushed members of the Roxborough team.

• Three of the victims were taken to Einstein Medical Center. One was transported to Temple University Hospital. Another teen suffered a graze wound, but did not require medical treatment.

LATEST | 8 hours ago

Recap: A 14-year-old boy was killed and 4 other teens wounded in a shooting after a football scrimmage at Roxborough High School

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.

Just after 4:40 p.m., Roxborough High junior varsity football players had left the field and were headed to their locker-room when four shooters who’d been waiting in a car parked outside the field, jumped out and shot a volley of bullets towards the group of boys, police said.

A 14-year-old was shot in the chest. He collapsed at the bottom of the stairs that led to his locker room.

The boy was rushed by medics to Einstein Medical Center, where he died a short time later. He was a member of Roxborough’s team, but attended Saul High School, a nearby magnet school that focuses on agriculture, Philadelphia School District spokesperson Christina Clark said.

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[jimfields33]

1. Philadelphia could be such a nice city.

The bluest of the state. Has so much going for it. But incidents like this just keep happening. 23 children dead in Philadelphia just this year. Hope they catch the killers.