PHILADELPHIA — A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed over the weekend while filming a music video with a group of teenagers and firearms inside a Philadelphia home, police said.
The victim, identified as Ethan Parker, was shot once with a handgun around 12:30 p.m. Saturday at a residence on the 1500 block of East Pastorius Street, according to Philadelphia Police. Officers responded to the scene and rushed Parker to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
Authorities say the shooting occurred during the recording of a music video involving Parker and several older teens, with at least one firearm visible. “Footage of the music video is one of the key pieces of information that [authorities] are in possession of,” Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace said at a press briefing Sunday…