The Latest: Game halted by shooting finishes on Eagles field

By Associated Press 21 November 2019, 12:00AM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on a high school football game resuming on the Philadelphia Eagles field (all times local):

5:15 p.m.

A New Jersey high school football game interrupted by deadly gunfire has finished on the Philadelphia Eagles home field, with Camden defeating Pleasantville 22-0.

The Eagles offered their field to finish the final 17 minutes of the game following the shooting last week that killed 10-year-old Micah Tennant.

Tennant was honored Wednesday with a moment of silence before the game, with the public address announcer saying “we join with Micah’s family to demonstrate that acts of violence do not win.”

Two other people were hit by the gunfire that broke out on the field’s bleachers. A 15-year-old was grazed and a 27-year-old man hit by a bullet has been charged in the shooting.

Six men have been charged.

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5:45 p.m.

Officials say a 10-year-old boy shot during a New Jersey high school football playoff game has died.

The announcement came just before the two teams playing when gunfire broke out were set to resume the final minutes at the Philadelphia Eagles’ home field Wednesday.

Charges against the suspected gunman have been upgraded to murder. He also faces two counts of attempted murder and weapons charges.

A 27-year-old man was shot Friday, and a 15-year-old boy was grazed. Six men have been charged, including the man shot.

The game between Pleasantville High School and Camden High is being played at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles offered up their stadium to play out the remaining 17 minutes.

The game will be streamed on NJ.com.

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4:45 p.m.

A New Jersey high school football game that was cut short when three people were shot will resume at the home field of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Officials said Wednesday that a 10-year-old boy wounded in the shooting had died. A 15-year-old boy was also grazed.

The game between Pleasantville High School and suburban Philadelphia’s Camden High is being played Wednesday at Lincoln Financial Field.

The Eagles offered up the stadium to play out the remaining 17 minutes of the playoff game. It was interrupted when three people were shot Friday in Pleasantville.

Camden led 6-0 when shots rang out.

Six men have been charged. That includes a 27-year-old man who was shot.

The game will be closed to the general public but will be streamed on NJ.com.

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9:40 a.m.

A New Jersey high school football game that was cut short when three people were shot will resume at the home field of the Philadelphia Eagles.

The game between Pleasantville High School and suburban Philadelphia’s Camden High will be played at Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday.

The Eagles offered up the stadium to play out the remaining 17 minutes of the playoff game. It was interrupted when three people were shot Friday in Pleasantville.

Camden led 6-0 when shots rang out.

A 10-year-old boy was left in critical condition. A 15-year-old boy was also grazed in the shooting.

Six men have been charged. That includes a 27-year-old man who was shot.

The game will be closed to the general public but will be streamed on NJ.com.

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7:05 a.m.

Two New Jersey high school football teams will be in Philadelphia to resume a game that was interrupted by a shooting that left a 10-year-old boy in critical condition.

The game between Pleasantville High School and Camden High School will be played at Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday. The Philadelphia Eagles offered up the stadium to play out the remaining 17 minutes of the playoff game that was cut short when three people were shot Friday in Pleasantville.

Six men have been charged in connection to the shooting, including a 27-year-old man who was shot.

A 15-year-old male was also grazed in the shooting.

The game will be closed to the general public but will be streamed live and free-of-charge on NJ.com.

By Associated Press 21 November 2019, 12:00AM

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