Boy, 16, killed in triple shooting in West Philly

The shooting happened at the Christy Recreation Center in the 5500 block of Christian Street.

Crime scene gathers evidence where three 15-year-olds were shot one fatally in the areas of the 5500 block of Christian and here 5500 block of Baltimore avenue in the 18th police district. Thursday, March 11, 2021Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer

Updated March 12, 2021, 4:05 p.m. ET

Published March 11, 2021, 10:06 p.m. ET

A 16-year-old boy was killed in a triple shooting Thursday night at a recreation center in West Philadelphia, police said. He was later identified as Kahree Simmons from the Cobbs Creek section of the city.

The death comes two days after another 15-year-old boy was fatally wounded in shooting in the city’s Kingsessing section.

Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the Christy Recreation Center at 728 S. 55th St. and found the boy with a bullet wound the back of the neck. Police took him to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he was declared dead at 8:16.

A 15-year-old girl suffered a graze wound to her ankle and was treated at the scene by medics. Another 15-year-old boy was grazed in the right arm. He was taken by medics to Children’s Hospital and was listed in stable condition.

Police reported no arrests in that case, and no other details, including the dead teen’s name or circumstances of the shootings, were immediately available.

On Tuesday, Antonio Walker Jr., was fatally wounded in a shooting in the 5200 block of Pentridge Street. There have been no arrests in that case.