BREAKING Police identify 3 suspects charged in shooting outside West Philly rec center; 5 injured
The suspects - Tahmir Pickney, 24; Marlon Spurell, 22; and Azyear Sutton-Walker, 22, of Philadelphia - have all been charged with attempted murder, conspiracy, aggravated assault and related offenses.The shooting happened as children were practicing sports inside the Shepard Recreation Center at 57th Street and Haverford Avenue just before 7 p.m.
"It's very, very frightening and just really, really unfair for folks to have to live in an environment where people are wantonly firing guns without any care or concerns for the people around them," Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Christine Coulter said. No other injuries were reported, but police say there were kids practicing sports at the rec center, including football, basketball and cheerleading, at the time of the gunfire.The officers saw four males getting into the white SUV, which crashed just blocks away at Haverford Avenue and Farson Street.
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