2nd teen arrested in fatal shooting after S.W. Philly basketball game
A second teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed one teen and injured two others after a basketball game last month in Southwest Philadelphia, according to police.
A second teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed one teen and injured two others after a basketball game last month in Southwest Philadelphia, according to police.
Kywayne Hill, 18, surrendered to police Wednesday morning after a monthlong manhunt, and will face murder and other charges, said Capt. James Clark of the Homicide Unit.
Hill is accused of shooting into a crowd outside a basketball tournament July 11 at Cobbs Creek Park, Clark said. Tyhir Barnes, 15, was struck by gunfire and killed in the ambush-style attack, in which two of his friends, ages 14 and 16, were injured, police said.
Investigators believe the shooting resulted from a dispute over a game that Barnes' team had won a few days earlier.
On July 21, police arrested Joshua Richardson, 16, and charged him with murder, conspiracy, and related offenses in the shooting. Clark said Wednesday that police believe that Richardson and Hill used the same gun, which is why both will be charged with murder.
Richardson's preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 30, according to court records.
A list of Hill's other charges was not available Wednesday afternoon.
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