Dec 18, 2024
Law enforcement officials in Philadelphia were expected to share an update on the slaying of Devin Weedon, a 15-year-old boy who, police said, was shot and killed as he walked to high school on March 28, 2023. Officials were set to discuss the case at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2024. Police officials are expected to provide an update on the slaying of 15-year-old Devin Weedon, who was shot and killed on March 28, 2023, as he walked to school. The event is set to begin at 1 p.m. and it will be livestreamed at the top of this article. Also, officials have shared surveillance images of the people believed to be responsible for this deadly shooting. Images of the suspects who, police believe, were involved in the slaying of Devin Weedon on March 28, 2023. Last year, shortly after Weedon’s slaying, police officials said they were seeking four suspects in the shooting. According to police, the shooting that took Weedon’s life took place just before 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the corner of West Hunting Park Avenue and North 16th Street in the Nicetown neighborhood. Officers responding to the scene found Weedon suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest and he was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced. Police have said that robbery was the motive for the deadly shooting. Officials have said that, in the moments before the shooting, Weedon was involved in a fight with at least three other young people — one in a ski mask. At some point, officials said, one of those other young people pulled out a handgun. Weedon was a 10th grade student at nearby Mastery-Simon Gratz High School. This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available. Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox.
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