Overview
- Police found a 15-year-old with a gunshot wound to the head in Haws Alley and he was later pronounced dead at Paoli Trauma Center after the shooting that occurred Wednesday evening.
- Montgomery County prosecutors arrested 16-year-old Alex Herrera and charged him with first- and third-degree murder plus firearm and weapons offenses.
- Investigators say detectives recovered a live round, a fired .40 caliber cartridge casing, and a cellphone at the scene that they say belonged to Herrera.
- Prosecutors and police say videos posted to social media helped identify Herrera and show several teenagers running from the alley after the shot was fired.
- Authorities describe the incident as the result of groups of teens meeting repeatedly to fight, and investigators say the probe is active with no motive released and possible additional charges still under review.