A high school community in Philadelphia is left heartbroken after a 14-year-old student was killed in an ambush shooting that injured four teens following a football scrimmage.
Nicholas Elizalde was remembered as a "special kid" by his aunt and uncle who returned to Roxborough High School to pick up a car they left their amid the chaos on Tuesday afternoon.
Saul High School does not have a football team, but their students are allowed to play for Roxborough High School. The four teens injured in the shooting are expected to physically recover.A reward is being offered for information in the deadly shooting near Roxborough High School after a football scrimmage. Authorities have released surveillance footage that shows five suspects running down as they fired more than 60 shots at the group of teens.
"Teachers are having a really rough day along with their students, kids are crying, teachers are trying console them while also wiping their own tears away," PFT union rep. LeShawna Coleman said. "Our hearts go out to Nicholas's family and all who knew him," a statement from Superintendent Dr. Maureen Reusche said. Community members and neighbors visited a growing memorial for the victims of a deadly ambush shooting. Police say a 14-year-old was killed and four other teens were hurt when a group of shooters unleashed more than 60 shots following a joint football scrimmage at Roxborough High School.
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