15-year-old dies after being shot in face while playing basketball in Nicetown-Tioga, police say
Police say Simone-Monea Rogers died after she was shot in the face while playing basketball in Nicetown-Tioga.
NICETOWN-TIOGA - A Philadelphia teen who police say was shot in the face while playing basketball at a playground on Tuesday night has died, according to police.
Authorities say 15-year-old Simone-Monea Rogers was shooting hoops at Jerome Brown playground with her brother and two friends when someone opened fire on the group.
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Rogers was struck in the face by gunfire and taken to Temple University Hospital in critical condition, according to investigators.
She died on Wednesday night, less than 24-hours after the shooting, an update from the Philadelphia Police Department said.
No arrests have been announced in connection to the deadly shooting.
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