Russell DeRitis Playground, 5655 Grays Ave., Philadelphia (Image courtesy of Google StreetView)
Police continue to search for the shooter in a fatal incident that occurred on March 3, which took the life of an 18-year-old on a southwest Philadelphia playground.
According to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, units from the Philadelphia Police Department responded to a 911 call on Monday night, just before 9 p.m. calling them to the Russell DeRitis Playground, located at 5655 Grays Ave. Police said there they found Anthony Jerome Sharpe Jr., 18, of Smyrna, Del., lying dead next to a jungle gym.
Reports showed that the victim had sustained multiple shots and had wounds to the face, head, back, and torso. The incident was captured on police surveillance cameras nearby.
For the full story on the shooting, visit the Inquirer link here.
