PHILADELPHIA, PA – A 16-year-old boy was shot to death late on Sunday night in East Germantown, Philadelphia, local police confirmed. The incident took place on the 5900 block of Stenton Avenue, just outside Martin Luther King High School.
When Philadelphia Police Department officers responded to shooting reports shortly before midnight, they initially believed the victim to be a man in his mid-20s. However, further inquiries established that the deceased was actually a teenager.
The young boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have identified him as William Honesty, a teenage resident of Philadelphia.
The victim didn’t attend MLK High School but was enrolled in a charter school outside the city. The motivation behind the fatal shooting is still unknown, and no arrests related to this case have been made so far.
Neighborhood residents reported hearing three to four gunshots around the time of the incident. By Monday morning, the police had secured the scene before students arrived at MLK High School.
Local law enforcement obtained video footage from school cameras overlooking the crime scene. The footage from these cameras will aid authorities in the ongoing investigation.