Jamil Wyatt, 16, was shot and killed on the 1200 block of Van Kirk Street, Philadelphia police said.
Jamil Wyatt, 16, was walking through a rear driveway to a store along the 1200 block of Van Kirk Street around 4 p.m. when three armed men began chasing after him and firing shots, according to investigators.Wyatt was shot multiple times in the torso and fell to the ground. The gunmen then shot him again before fleeing the scene in a white Nissan Sentra with light tinted windows, police said.
Responding police officers took Wyatt to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:39 p.m. that afternoon.Sign up for our free Olympics Headlines newsletter. Police did not release a detailed description of the three gunmen but said they were wearing all-black clothing and ski masks. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Wyatt's murder. If you have any information, call the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or call or text the Philadelphia police tipline at 215-686-TIPS . Tipsters can remain anonymous.
As of Tuesday night, there were 150 homicides in Philadelphia so far in 2024, down 37% from the same time last year,
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