Noah Scurry, a 17-year-old point guard for the Samuel Fels High basketball team, was gunned down outside his North Philadelphia home on Tuesday morning, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
According to the Inquirer, Scurry was getting into his mother’s car in the driveway of their home to go to school when he was shot multiple times. The paper reported that officials said at least 20 shots were fired.
Police have yet to release a motive.
The Inquirer reported that investigators found a white Jeep Cherokee on Wednesday morning about two miles from where Scurry was killed that they believe was used as a getaway car.
Police said Scurry died at the Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital after suffering gunshot wounds in his chest and abdomen.
Scurry took AP classes at Fels, and had the highest SAT score in the school, according to the Inquirer.
Monique Braxton, a spokesperson for the School District of Philadelphia, told the newspaper that Scurry was “the kind of student everyone wants.”
Social media was flooded with the news of his death with many sharing highlights of him playing basketball and speaking out against the violence.
“A 17 year old basketball player here named Noah Scurry was shot and killed in front of his mother yesterday morning,” one person wrote on X. “He was a really bright kid and I wish the youth would value the lives of others. He was ambushed first thing in the morning … just senseless.”
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