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.
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When are we gonna face reality and admit that we have lost the war on drugs? Time to try somthing new.— ridgeave- Comment removed.
- play with drugs .. die with drugs— RichH
- What war on drugs it was just talk
— djc918 - The war on drugs is working remember who introduced crack in the united states— djc918
- I predict....nine murdered,twenty two shot this week.— sequel
- If we take the profit out of drugs, will we also reduce crime?— ridgeave
- Something isn't right this story, there were several men in the house, a gunman comes in and shoots two teenagers!!! Oh no!!!! Something is not right!!!!!!— aswj
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- Very sad— Theresa123
- Happening everyday. Young lives sacraficed like pawns in a chess game. But its like the fire next door. At some point you realize that observing in the safety of your nest aint good enough anymore. Drug related, violent crimes are spreading to all parts of our city. Actually, all parts of our country.
We cant build jails fast enough. Judges returning felons to the streets because there aint no more room. Death penalty has not worked. If you think it does, I got a few neighborhoods in Dallas that you need to visit. Maybe we should try to tax and sell it legally. Atleast we would replace all of this gun crime with some good, old-fashioned corporation crime,lol....— ridgeave
