Video shows two suspects in East Germantown double shooting that left teen dead: police
PHILADELPHIA - One teen is dead and another is hurt after police say they were fired on by another group of teens Wednesday night on a Philadelphia street.
Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Wister Street just after 6:30 p.m.
Police found 16-year-old Semaj Fields shot once in the back and rushed him to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where police say he died shortly after his arrival.
A 17-year-old who police say was also shot in the back was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive, according to investigators.
Fields was a ninth grader at Ben Franklin High School and the 17-year-old victim attends Philadelphia Learning Academy West.
Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters two groups of teens were on opposite sides of the street when at least two shooters in one group opened fire on the other.
Video shared by the Philadelphia Police Department shows the two suspects, both believed to be teenagers, walking on the sidewalk moments before the shooting.
Investigators called attention to the medical walking boot that was worn by one of the suspects sought in the deadly shooting.
Small said a stray bullet tore through the window of a 55-year-old man who happened to be driving by at the time of the shooting, and ripped through his sleeve.
"He's extremely lucky that he was not struck in the arm or struck in the torso," Small said.
Investigators found at least seven spent shell casings from two different semi-automatic weapons at the scene. No arrests were immediately reported.
FOX 29's Kelly Rule spoke to neighbors who were in the area when the incident occurred.
Kenya , a mom of seven children, says she had just gotten inside when she heard the gunshots.
"It was just so sad to see children watch children die, that’s what’s sad…these parents have to step up, they have to do their due diligence. These parents have to know where their children are at," said the East Germantown resident.
A woman who said she heard the gunshots also spoke out. She asked to remain anonymous.
"I heard a guy screaming. I think it was someone he knew because he was on the ground, he was crying and there’s a bunch of people gathered around," she said. "The fact that they’re so young, these are kids taking each other’s lives over some little stuff."
"Teach your kids the value of life and teach them how to communicate better, because we can’t continue like this." she continued.