According to Philadelphia police, the victims were Roxborough High School football players who were finishing a game against two other teams and leaving the field. Two gunmen fired at least 70 times as they ambushed the group in the 300 block of Fairway Terrace, behind Roxborough High School, around 4:41 p.m., police said. A 14-year-old boy was struck at least once in the chest and rushed to Einstein Medical Center where he died a short time later, police said. The victim was on Roxboro’s football team, but Philadelphia School District spokeswoman Christina Clark said he attended nearby Saul High School, a magnet school that focuses on agricultural sciences. Another 14-year-old boy was shot in the leg and listed in stable condition at a local hospital, police said. A third student, 17, was hit four times all over his body, authorities said, and was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Philadelphia police said another victim was taken to the hospital in unknown condition and another suffered a graze injury. The SkyForce10 was overhead as one of the victims was placed in the back of a police car and sped away from the school parking lot. Blood could be seen nearby. The fight between Pennsylvania’s Roxborough High School, Northeast High School and Boys’ Latin Charter School ended around 4:30 p.m., said Philadelphia Police First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford. A light green Ford Explorer was seen driving westbound on Fairway Terrace about ten minutes later, police said. “While no members of the Boys’ Latin school community were physically injured, the emotional toll of this tragedy will be long-lasting,” Boys’ Latin said in a statement. “We mourn the loss of life and the loss of the ability to feel safe and secure in our city. Too many Latino boys students have been robbed of this basic right. Their teammates, friends, families, teachers and neighbors have as The school urges the city to take action.” No arrests had been made as of Tuesday afternoon. “I am personally disturbed and angered by this senseless act of violence and it is unacceptable,” said Philadelphia School District Superintendent Dr. Tony B. Watlington Sr. “On behalf of all of us in the school district. today’s families”. The school district’s Emergency/Crisis Response Team and a team of school social workers and counselors will be on site at all affected schools “to support students and staff as they process and grieve this tragedy,” Watlington said. . Philadelphia police said a reunification center for parents and students is located at 6401 Ridge Ave.
