Teen Killed In Backyard Shooting In Grays Ferry
Authorities say a 16-year-old was with a group of people in a backyard when someone started shooting.
Authorities say a 16-year-old was with a group of people in a backyard when someone started shooting.
It happened shortly before 8 a.m. Saturday on Patton Street near Reed Street.
Officials placed the incident under control at 10:49 a.m.
When police responded to the scene the victim,21, was unresponsive in the street of the 1500 block of South Taney street.
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