17-Year-Old Student Christopher Braxton Shot, Killed Near Bartram High School In Southwest Philadelphia, Police Say

Philadelphia PA

27 January, 2022

12:54 PM

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By Kerri Corrado, CBS Philadelphia January 27, 2022 A 17-year-old boy was killed in a Southwest Philadelphia shooting Wednesday afternoon. It happened on the 2300 block of South 66th Street, near Bartram High School, just before 3 p.m. The Philadelphia School District identified the victim as 17-year-old Christopher Braxton, who was a senior at the school. He lived only blocks away from where he was killed. Police say this shooting happened right as he was leaving school. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.