'Whatever he did, he didn't deserve that,' said the teen's mother.
A Philadelphia teenager left school early and was gunned down in broad daylight.Esther Kim says her son, 15-year-old Neko Rivera, would do anything for his family and friends.15-year-old chased, then shot 10 times after falling down in Summerdale: Police
On Monday, March 13, Kim says her son left school before noon. He ended up at a friend's home along the 6100 block of Algon Avenue in Philadelphia's Summerdale section.When officers arrived, they found Rivera with multiple gunshot wounds. He died a short time later at the hospital.Police are investigating if the shooting had any connection to an earlier fight at Samuel Fels High School, which is less than a mile away."I was always scared.
The City of Philadelphia is offering up to $20,000 in reward money for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. All you have to do is call the Citizens Crime Commission at 215-546-TIPS. All calls will remain anonymous. "I ask any man, woman, or child to share any memory or information they may have about Neko's case," Kim said.
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