Four suspects charged in the deadly shooting near Roxborough High School appeared in court on Tuesday as prosecutors poured over evidence that lead to their arrests.
Overbrook High School will receive $500,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to improve safety and communications technology at the school, state Rep. Morgan Cephas said. The funding comes after the Nov. 23 shooting that wounded four students one block away from the school.
Three teens involved in Roxborough High School shooting also killed Tahmir Jones, 19, in Poplar one day earlier, Philly police say phillyvoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phillyvoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
According to police, the three suspects were involved in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old who was shot 21 times in North Philadelphia the day before the deadly shooting near Roxborough High School.
Saleem Miller, 16, was taken into custody Tuesday in connection to the Sept. 27 shooting at Roxborough High School, which killed Nicolas Elizalde and wounded four other teenagers, police said. Miller is the fourth suspect arrested. Five of the six people wanted by police have been identified. One of them, Dayron Burney-Thorne, remains a fugitive.