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Teen found fatally shot in Philly backyard identified: Neighbors react
Police say 18-year-old Said Butler was found fatally shot in the backyard of a home in Philly's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. Neighbors near the scene react.
PHILADELPHIA - An 18-year-old is dead after police say he was shot during an argument and later found by officers in the backyard of a Philadelphia home.
What we know:
Officers were called to the area of 31st and Norris streets just before 12:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting.
Police found an 18-year-old boy in the backyard of a nearby home suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso.
Officers rushed the teen to Temple University Hospital, where police say he died just after 1 a.m.
Investigators believe the victim was shot during an argument that escalated to gunfire.
Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters that police collected over 10 fired shell casings at the crime scene.
Some of the casings were found on 31st Street, Small said, and multiple fired rounds were found at the intersection.
Witnesses told police the shooter was in a group of three young men, estimated to be in their mid-to-late teens.
Small said they fled the shooting in a "very light-colored" SUV westbound on Norris Street.
Dig deeper:
Police identified the 18-year-old man as Said Butler. Butler’s father told FOX 29 that his son just graduated high school in the spring and was getting ready to work alongside him at his job.
He was in Strawberry Mansion to visit someone.
Law enforcement sources say they are still investigating the motive but are looking at attempted robbery as a possibility.
Denise Deery, who says she woke up to police and yellow tape surrounding her yard, also lost a son to gun violence five years ago.
"When you see your driveway taped up, you’re like oh my God, what’s going on," she said. "It doesn’t make any sense. A child had to die, for, for what reason? It doesn’t make any sense."
Detectives were back in the neighborhood on Tuesday to look for surveillance video and speak with neighbors.
What you can do:
If you have any helpful information, police ask that you call 215-686-TIPS.