Police said Wednesday that they are searching for five shooters who ambushed a group of teens outside a Philadelphia high school killing one 14-year-old and wounding four other teenagers after a football scrimmage.
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One of the shooters chased a 17-year-old victim down the street, striking him in the leg and arm, Smith said. The shooter then stood over the teen and tried to empty his gun, but Smith said he had either run out of bullets or the gun had jammed.Smith said police were looking into several possible motives, including a fight that occurred in the lunchroom earlier in the day Tuesday.
Kenney said Wednesday that shootings like the one Tuesday cause"irreparable harm" to schools, families and communities especially when they occur in places otherwise thought to be safe spaces. Alex Torres, whose 14-year-old brother was injured in the shooting, told WPVI-TV that his stepmother called to tell him about the shooting and that he rushed to the school.Livestreamed violence compounds America's horror and inspires copycats, experts say. When will it stop?