when they drew their weapons and opened fire in the direction of the turning vehicle, striking the four other victims that night, investigators said.īility, who was shot in the torso, was rushed to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital by police, but could not be saved. Sharon Hill police were located about 140 feet away from the first shooting victim on the south side of Coates St. A ballistics analysis found that at least seven shots were fired by Ford and Strand on Coates St. Investigators said the victim's injuries were consistent with wounds from rounds fired by a 9mm weapon Strand allegedly possessed. A dark vehicle pulled up to the intersection and the victim was suddenly struck by gunfire that he heard as the car approached him. That victim told police that he had been standing at the intersection of Coates St. Of the five total shooting victims that night, only one appears to have been injured by gunfire from the initial altercation between Ford and Strand, police said. The witness further told police that Ford made verbal threats against others on the street, including Strand.Īfter the shootout, Strand allegedly told another witness that he had gone to his vehicle with his brothers to retreive his own weapon before returning to Coates St. and had flashed a handgun in his waist band while leaving the stadium. One witness told investigators that Ford was on Coates St.

In a pair of criminal affidavits for Ford and Strand, police said the two had gotten into a verbal dispute toward the end of the football game as they each left the stadium with a group of friends. Her 13-year-old sister, Mawatta, also suffered a gunshot wound. Bility was shot in the back and died at the scene in her mother's arms. When gunshots were fired during that dispute, the three Sharon Hill police officers drew their weapons and opened fire as a vehicle turned onto Coates Street, police said.įive people were shot during the exchange of bullets.

Fans who attended the game between Academy Park High School and visiting Pennsbury High School were still leaving the stadium, including Bility and her family.Ī preliminary investigation revealed that three Sharon Hill police officers fired their weapons in response to a group of young men who were involved in an altercation one block away from the stadium entrance, along the 900 block of Coates Street. in the area outside the stadium exit on Calcon Hook Road. The deadly shooting happened just before 9 p.m.

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Though authorities concluded with near certainty that the girl was killed by police gunfire, proscutors indicated that arrests were forthcoming for suspects linked to the initial dispute. In the months since the incident, public statements about the case from the Delaware County District Attorney's Office have largely focused on the investigation into the officers involved in the shooting. Ford has been arrested and Strand is still being sought by law enforcement, prosecutors said Wednesday. 27, killing Bility and wounding several others. Two teenagers are facing murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Fanta Bility, the 8-year-old girl who was killed by police gunfire in Sharon Hill after attending a high school football game in late August.Īngelo “AJ” Ford, 16, of Sharon Hill, and Hasein Strand, 18, of Collingdale, allegedly were involved in a shootout that prompted three Sharon Hill police officers to open fire in the area of Knight Park on Aug.

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