PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A 14-year-old Roxborough High School student is dead and four others are injured after a shooting at Roxborough High School Tuesday, according to Philadelphia police.
Students had been dismissed for the day long before the shooting occurred. It is not known how many people were in or near the school at the time.
According to police, as players were walking off the field after a football scrimmage ended, a light-green Ford Explorer drove up and at least two shooters inside fired multiple shots before fleeing westbound on Fairway Terrace.
The victims, all Roxborough football players, were transported to area hospitals. Two are 14 years old and one is 17. No information is available about the fourth victim.
The 14-year-old was pronounced dead at 5:09 p.m.
The identity of the shooter or shooters is unknown, and police have made no arrests.
An area for parents to reunite with Roxborough students has been set up at 6401 Ridge Avenue.
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