PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left a teen dead outside of a North Philadelphia church.
Investigators say the incident was captured on real-time crime cameras and video showed the victim walking with two other males before the shooting.
What we know:
Officers responded to a call of shots fired on the 1700 block of West Huntingdon Street just before 2 a.m. Friday morning.
When police arrived on the scene they found a teen laying on the street in front of a church suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and face.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Two other teens, ages 16 and 17 arrived at a nearby hospital a short time after the shooting, and police said they were investigating a possible connection between those incidents. Police now say those teens were injured in an unrelated shooting.
Dig deeper:
Police say two spent shell casings were found just a few feet away from where the deceased victim collapsed.
Investigators also say the incident was captured on real-time crime cameras and captured the victim walking with two other males westbound on the 1700 block of Huntingdon. When the shots were fired, the other two males can be seen running eastbound on Huntingdon.
Police say those two males were wearing dark-colored clothing, gloves, and masks.
What we don’t know:
The identity of the victim has not been released at this time.
The Source: Philadelphia police provided information on this incident at the scene.
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