Fourth suspect in Roxborough shooting identified by police as a 15-year-old

Philadelphia police on Friday identified a fourth teen who they believe played a role in the shooting outside of Roxborough High School last month that left a 14-year-old dead and four other teens wounded.

Troy Fletcher, 15, is wanted for murder and related offenses, said Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore.

A warrant for Fletcher’s arrest was approved Thursday, police said. He is a fugitive and remains at large.

Fletcher is one of four people police have identified so far for their alleged roles in the Sept. 27 shooting. Video shows that after a junior varsity football scrimmage, as Roxborough players walked to their locker room, five shooters jumped out of a car and ambushed them. More than 60 shots were fired.

Nicolas Elizalde, 14, was fatally struck in the chest. Four other teens, ages 14 to 17, were injured. One boy was shot nine times, according to court records.

The motive behind the crime is still under investigation, Vanore said.

Earlier this week, police arrested Yaaseen Bivins, 21, and Zyhied Jones, 17, and charged them with murder and related crimes.

Dayron Burney-Thorne, 16, is also wanted on murder charges for his role in the crime, police said, but remains at large.

Vanore said police are still searching for two more people they believe were involved.

On Wednesday, Bivins became the first suspect to be arrested. Court records show he was linked to the shooting after police recovered a receipt in a car connected to the crime, which showed he had purchased 100 rounds of ammunition from a South Philadelphia gun shop in the days before the shooting.

Bivins, a felon, is not permitted to own or purchase ammunition, but because Pennsylvania does not require gun shops to run background checks on ammunition sales, he was able to buy it without incident.

Federal investigators have also charged Bivins with possession of ammunition by a felon.

The other accused shooters were identified through surveillance videos and images that police released to the public.