Upper Darby teen killed in Philadelphia was person of interest in boy's murder: police sources
WEST PHILADELPHIA - A street on West Philadelphia was the scene of a fatal shooting early Saturday morning, in which the victim was struck many times with gunfire.
The shooting happened on the 5500 block of Poplar Street about 1 a.m., officials said.
Responding officers found a young male, identified as 16-year-old Upper Darby resident Tysheer Shahe Hankinson, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police rushed him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he died.
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Police sources tell FOX 29's Steve Keeley that the teen was a person of interest in the murder of 12-year-old Hezekiah Bernard, who was found shot to death in a trash can in West Philadelphia last week.
No further details were released regarding a potential connection between the alleged teen person of interest and 12-year-old boy.
No arrests have been made in either shooting.
Police say as with all homicides, there is a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
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