5th suspect arrested in 2022 ambush shooting outside high school after football scrimmage

Published October 23, 2023 4:13 PM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal authorities have announced the arrest of the fifth and final suspect wanted in an ambush shooting that killed a 14-year-old and wounded several other teenagers outside a Philadelphia high school after a football scrimmage last year. U.S. marshals said 17-year-old Dayron Burney-Thorn was arrested Monday in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood after more than a year on the run. An adult and three other juveniles also face murder and other charges. Authorities said five people jumped from a parked SUV and opened fire on teens walking away from a Roxborough High athletic field in September 2022, killing 14-year-old Nicholas Elizalde and wounding three other teens.

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