Police identify 15-year-old who was walking home from school and shot dead in North Philly
The teen was shot less than a block from Tanner Duckrey School, where he was a student.
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A 15-year-old boy walking home from school was fatally shot Monday afternoon near Temple University in North Philadelphia, police said.
He was later identified as Juan Carlos Robles-Corana.
Around 2:40 p.m., Robles-Corana was walking up the 2200 block of North 15th Street, where he lived, when at least two males walking southbound fired at least 20 shots, said Capt. John Walker, commanding officer of the Police Department’s shooting investigation group.
Nearby police heard the gunfire and found the teen lying in the street with at least four gunshot wounds to his torso, Walker said.
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The officers rushed Robles-Corana to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:01.
Robles-Corana was a student at Tanner Duckrey School, which is about a half-block from the shooting scene.
Monica Lewis, a spokesperson for the Philadelphia School District, confirmed that the victim was an eighth grader at Duckrey. The school was not placed on lockdown.
Lewis said support personnel would be available to students and staff at the school on Tuesday.
Police have no motive and no arrests were reported.