Teen Surrenders In Connection With Deadly Roxborough Shooting

ROXBOROUGH, PHILADELPHIA — A 15-year-old boy is in police custody on charges of murder and related crimes in connection with the fatal shooting outside Roxborough High School.

Philadelphia Police said Troy Fletcher, 15, has surrendered to police.

Police identified Fletcher as a suspect in the shooting Friday and announced a warrant was issued for his arrest on murder and related crimes stemming from the Sept. 27 shooting at the school that killed 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde, of Havertown, and hurt four other teen boys.

Fletcher is the third person to be taken into custody in connection with the shooting.

Yaaseen Bivins, 21, and Zyheid Jones, 17, are already in custody.

The U.S. Marshals Service Monday said it is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Dayron Burney-Thorn, 16, who is also wanted on murder and related crimes stemming from the shooting.

According to police, all four either have been or will be charged with murder, firearms violations, as well as four counts each of aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.

They are accused of waiting for a football scrimmage at the school to let out, then firing more than five dozen shots at the victims as they walked on Pechin Street just outside the school.