16-year-old connected to four homicides, including a man shot outside a Philadelphia jail: police
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Philadelphia police have arrested a 16-year-old who they say is connected to four killings since December, including the fatal shooting of a man who was gunned down after his release from a city jail last month.
Ameen Hurst, of Philadelphia, faces murder and related charges in connection with two shooting incidents: a Christmas Eve killing in Overbrook and a quadruple shooting in West Philadelphia on March 11 that left two men dead. Police said charges are also expected to be filed against him this week in connection with the shooting death of Rodney Hargrove, 20, near the front gates of the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in the middle of the night on March 18.
Teen charged in deadly shooting outside Philadelphia prison, 3 other murders, police say
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Rodney Hargrove, 20, ran back on to prison grounds less than an hour after his release after police say he was chased by a vehicle.
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia teen who has been charged in multiple deadly shootings in the city has now been charged with murder the murder of a 20-year-old man on the grounds of a Philadelphia prison, shortly after the victim had been released from custody.
Investigators now say that shooting was a tragic case of mistaken identity.
Philadelphia Police Department Deputy Commissioner Ben Nash said 16-year-old Ameen Hurst was arrested in late March in connection to a deadly Christmas Eve shooting in West Philadelphia. Investigators allege Hurst shot and killed 20-year-old Dyewou Nyshawn Scruggs on the 1800 block of Wynnewood Road.