Teen killed in Feltonville was basketball player who had school's highest SAT score, principal says

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The teenage boy who was shot and killed on Tuesday morning in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia was an academically accomplished student-athlete, his school said.

Noah Scurry, 17, was shot multiple times in an alley behind his house on the 5000 block of Rorer Street around 7:15 a.m.

Action News has learned Scurry was on his way to school when he was shot.

He was rushed to the hospital but died a short time later.

No arrests have been made.

The principal of Samuel Fels High School said Scurry was a basketball player who scored the highest among the Fels community on the SAT college placement tests.

Principal Melissa Rasper said, because of the shooting, boys basketball games will be canceled for the remainder of the week.

"This is a difficult time, but I know our community will be there to support one another as we remember a beloved student and classmate," Rasper said in a letter to students and their families.

We spoke with some of Scurry's classmates who said he was truly one of the good guys.

"When you saw him around, you know, he brought good energy to everybody," said sophomore Taitiana Jasinski.

"He was really smart. Whenever he entered a room, the room always lit. It was always a smile on someone's face when he was anywhere around them," said sophomore Mohammed El-Faki. "So sad to hear that he died."

Rasper said the school district's Prevention & Intervention Team Emergency Crisis Response team will be on site to help with counseling and support services.

Anyone who notices unusual changes in their child's behavior or mood can also call or text 1-833-PHL-HOPE (1-833-745-4673) for free support and information, she said.

Rasper also encouraged parents to speak to their children about the role they play in keeping each other safe.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through Safe2Say Something, a youth violence prevention program run by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General. Tips can be submitted through the website, www.safe2saypa.org or by calling Safe2Say at 1-844-723-2729.

Anyone with information on the homicide can call or text Philadelphia police at 215-686-TIPS (8477).