Boys, 13 and 17, shot dead in Overbrook Park
A 13-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy were both shot to death in West Philadelphia's Overbrook Park section Tuesday night, police said.
Boys, 13 and 17, shot dead in Overbrook Park
Two teenage brothers, ages 13 and 17, were shot to death in West Philadelphia's Overbrook Park section Tuesday night, police said.
Cops said a gunman shot the 17-year-old in the chest and the 13-year-old boy in the head inside the living room of a house on Westbury Drive near Malvern Avenue around 7:30 p.m.
Investigators said it appeared that after the younger brother was shot, he ran and made it to the basement of the house, where he collapsed. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:40 p.m.
The older brother was rushed to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, but doctors were unable to save him. He was pronounced dead at 8:07 p.m.
Cops found .45-caliber shell casings in the living room of the house, and said several adult men who were in the house at the time of the shooting were taken to the Homicide Unit to speak with detectives. They said the men who were there at the time also live in the house, but their relationship to the boys was unclear.
Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and Deputy Commissioner Richard Ross were at the scene as police investigated the double homicide, and hordes of neighbors gathered beyond yellow crime-scene tape and watched investigators at the scene.
Preliminarily, police said they believe the slayings of the teenagers are drug-related. Investigators said the house is a known drug location and narcotics -- they did not specify what kind -- were found inside.
Police remained at the scene investigating the murders around 10 p.m. Tuesday.
An 11 year old ??!! WTF is this city coming to??— TheRealDeal- White man?? Something's fishy there but this is a horrible story. Interesting though you see the race here but in a lot other articles it is just the height. I wonder why.— Deaweeave
- How about the white community standing up for once and say "We have a huge issue that needs to be addressed. Things need to change." It's not "society's" or the "government's" job to address this. This is a problem with whites. It's getting really old. I, for one, am done fighting for the rights whites or any other program for whites. How about whites show some positive contributions to their community instead of it being dominated by sexual perverts, criminals and drug dealers? Seems like they've been having people do for them too long. Try standing on your own two feet and take some responsibility. What does the race of these kid's matter? Because communities have been unsafe for years and years because of whites. 60 years they have been unsafe. People raised dysfuntional families in that area for many decades. Everyone wants to say that pointing this out is racist or prejudging all white kids. Whatever. The FACT is that this is typical of what goes on in white neighborhoods all over. The situation is created by the parents of these kids. When will the white community stand up and take responsibility for the way these kids behave? 5 years from now, that area will be yet another area that has been destroyed by whites. This isn't a racist statement. You can't ignore the truth of what has been going on for decades and decades. These "kids" (monsters would be more accurate) need to be removed from the street permanently. They are complete cowards and scum. Let them rot in jail. — John Fante
Comment removed.- Yet you can't provide that "stat." It should be easy to find. You lie. But then again conservatives see lying as a first amendment right. — John Fante
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the accurate and descriptive word white.— Redwoodser - There is no mention that the shooter was WHITE. So you do not appreciate the accurate and descriptive word BLACK?
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- There is no mention that the shooter was WHITE. Jesse and AL only show up when the shooter is WHITE and the victim is BLACK.
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The first article that appeared did mention that
the alleged shooter was white.
The first article was replaced about an hour later
with the 2nd version above
which removed that information . - That's one way to take the city back.
— phillygwm - White shooter!!!!!! RALLY FOR JUSTICE TIME!!!!!!— towelie
