Philadelphia

Teen Killed, 2 Other Young People Shot in Point Breeze

South Philly street shooting leaves 15-year-old dead, 2 other people wounded

An investigation is underway after three men got out of a car and shot a 10th grader, who later died, and two other young people in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia Thursday night.

Authorities say all three victims were on the sidewalk on the 1200 block of South 15th Street when three men got out of a car around 7:35 and began firing dozens of shots, Philadelphia police said.

Trevonte Marks, a 15-year-old 10th grader at Charter High School for Architecture and Design in Center City, shot multiple times. He was taken to a hospital but died there a short time later.

A 16-year-old boy who was shot n the stomach remained hospitalized Friday in stable condition, while a 20-year-old man who was hit twice in the leg was in stable condition.

At least 41 shots were fired.

Police had no evidence that any of the three shooting victims were armed. Marks and the other teen were riding bicycles at the time, police said.

Investigators called the shooting "targeted" but didn't reveal a motive.

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