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A 15-year-old was killed in a Halloween shooting at a gas station in Port Richmond, police say

The victim, 15, was shot once in the back just before 7 p.m. on Saturday, police said.

A 15-year-old boy was killed Saturday night after being shot at a gas station in Port Richmond, police said.

The teen, whom police did not name, was shot once in the back just before 7 p.m. at a Sunoco station on Richmond Street near Castor Avenue.

Responding officers found the boy about a block away, where he had apparently run after the shooting. He was transported to St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital, and later pronounced dead there.

The alleged shooter was taken into custody not far from the scene, and the gun believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered by officers, police said.

Investigators did not identify the suspect, nor say what the potential motive for the shooting was.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334.

    Vinny Vella
    I write about how law enforcement investigates crime in Philly's collar counties — Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery — and tell the stories of the people affected by it.