18-year-old shot, killed in Strawberry Mansion backyard

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — An 18-year-old was shot and killed in the backyard of a house in Strawberry Mansion overnight.

It happened just before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at a house near the intersection of 31st and Norris streets. Responding officers rushed the teen to the hospital, where he died shortly thereafter.

Witnesses interviewed by police said an argument preceded the gunshots. Investigators said the suspects may have been a group of three teens who fled westbound on Norris Street in a white or light-colored SUV…

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