Authorities have publicly identified the 14-year-old killed in a shooting that also wounded four other teens as they walked away from a Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage
An investigator works the scene where multiple people were shot near Roxborough High School in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Authorities have identified the 14-year-old youth killed in a shooting on Tuesday that also wounded several other teens as they walked away from a Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage.
A motive for the shooting was not known, but police said they would pull images from surveillance cameras in the area and examine social media and other sources to see whether the violence might have stemmed from events earlier in the day. Besides Elizalde, the other victims were a 17-year-old who was shot in the arm and leg, a 14-year-old shot in the thigh, a 15-year-old shot in the leg, and a 14-year-old who was treated at the scene for a graze to the ankle. The three teens taken to the hospital were listed as stable Wednesday morning.that his stepmother called to tell him about the shooting and that he rushed to the school.
A spokesperson for the Philadelphia school district confirmed that Elizalde attended W.B. Saul High School, an agricultural charter school that partners with Roxborough for some of its athletics, including football. All the victims were members of the Roxborough football team, police said.
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