Philadelphia

Drive-By Shooting Leaves Teen Dead at Family Cookout

A drive-by shooting targeted a cookout Sunday night leaving a 16-year-old boy dead.

Asir Brown was with family at a pre-July 4th barbecue behind a home along 31st Street near Moore Street in Philadelphia’s Grays Ferry neighborhood when someone opened fire from a dark-colored car just before midnight.

Brown, who hails from northwest Philadelphia, who shot once in the back and medics took him to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where doctors pronounced him died. [[385529221, C]]

More than one dozen people were outside at the time but no one else was shot, said police. Several bullets, however, hit the home, shattering the glass of the front door.

Police continued to search for clues early Monday, finding shell casings from two different weapons and sorting through a scene that included turned over deck chairs.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia Police.

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