A year after tragedy: Community gathers to remember Roxborough shooting that killed teen boy
PHILADELPHIA - It's been a year since a football scrimmage took a deadly and devastating turn that forever changed the lives of an entire school and community.
On September27, 2022, Nicolas Elizalde was killed in an ambush shooting when five shooters emerged from a car and unleashed more than 60 shots.
The 14-year-old student was leaving a football scrimmage with four other teens when the tragic chaos unfolded outside Roxborough High School.
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On Wednesday, the high school hosted a "Day of Peace" to mark once year since the tragedy, and reclaim it for peace as the school continues to heal.
The day began with a moment of silence during morning announcements.
"I ask you now to please stop what you are doing, calm your bodies, calm your minds," the assistant principal announced over the loudspeaker as he asked the community to remember all those affected by gun violence.
The teen's football coach then led the team to a commemorative plague and mural honoring the life of the teenage football player as students, staff and the community planted flowers.
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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.
Police are still looking for Dayron Burney-Thorn, the fifth suspect wanted in connection to the student's killing.
Four other suspects, Troy Fletcher, 15; Yaaseen Bivins, 21; Zyhied Jones, 17; and Saleem Miller, 16, have since been charged with murder.