A man has been sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for his role in the fatal shooting of Nicolas Elizalde, a 14-year-old who was killed while leaving a football scrimmage at Roxborough High School in 2022.
Zyheid Jones, 19, was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison on Thursday, December 19, 2024, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced. On September 27, 2022, 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde was with a group of high school football players following a scrimmage at Roxborough High School when several gunmen jumped out of a parked SUV and opened fire. Elizalde – who police say was an innocent bystander – was struck and killed in the shooting. Four other teens were injured.
In September 2024, Jones was found guilty of third-degree murder, conspiracy, attempted murder and related gun offenses. He was also found guilty of shooting and killing 19-year-old Tahmir Jones a day before Elizalde’s murder. Another suspect, Fletcher, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, conspiracy, attempted murder and other related offenses on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. He is scheduled to be sentenced in February 2025. “We can only hope that the family and friends of Nicolas and Tahmir will find some solace with this outcome,” Krasner said. “And while convictions won't bring back Nicolas and Tahmir nor heal the physical and psychological scars endured by Nicolas' classmates who were injured in this heinous act, my office will vigorously pursue justice against the remaining defendants and hold them accountable, and we will continue to support the co-victims of this senseless tragedy.
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