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Teen killed in North Philly double shooting

The shooting occurred outdoors just before 8:10 p.m. in the 2900 block of North 12th Street

Philadelphia Police process the scene at the 12th and Cambria Rec Center in Philadelphia where a teen was shot and killed and another wounded around 8 p.m. on Aug. 1, 2018.
Philadelphia Police process the scene at the 12th and Cambria Rec Center in Philadelphia where a teen was shot and killed and another wounded around 8 p.m. on Aug. 1, 2018.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
    by Robert Moran
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A 17-year-old boy was fatally wounded in a double shooting Wednesday night outside a recreation center in North Philadelphia, police said.

The shooting occurred outdoors just before 8:10 p.m. in the 2900 block of North 12th Street. The teen was shot in the chest and the right arm. He was rushed by police to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:32 p.m.

Police on Thursday identified him as Quasier Barley, of the 1500 block of West Lehigh Avenue.

Another 17-year-old boy was shot in the elbow. He was taken by medics to Temple and was listed in stable condition.  Police reported no arrests or motive.