Police are investigating after a 15-year-old boy was killed in a lunchtime shooting in Northeast Philadelphia.
On Tuesday morning, officials identified the slain child as 15-year-old Neko Rivera from North Philadelphia.
Rivera was at least the 17th public school student killed in the city this academic year, the Philadelphia School District said.
According to police, officers responded to the 6100 block of Algon Avenue, at about noon, where Rivera was found after he had been shot about 10 times -- at least five times in the torso and five times in the leg.
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Police said, Rivera was transported to a nearby hospital were he was pronounced dead at about 12:45 p.m.
Evidence markers could be seen on the rain-covered street Monday afternoon.
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Students at nearby Samuel Fels High School were place on lockdown shortly after the shooting. The gunned down Rivera, however, attended Kensington High School, which is located several miles away, the Philadelphia School District said.
No arrest was immediately made and police didn't reveal a motive for the shooting.
Rivera was at least the 17th Philadelphia student killed and at least the 78th student shot this school year, the district told NBC10.
As of Thursday, children made up about 9% of Philadelphia's nearly 300 shootings so far in 2023, according to gun violence data collected by the city's controller's office.
Entering Tuesday, at least 86 homicides were reported in Philadelphia in 2023, according to police data. That's down about 16% from the same time last year, but still on pace to be one of the deadliest years on record.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
