A middle-school teen shot dead. What we know about the Halloween killing in Philly burb

Peter Romano was in a parking lot where teens routinely gather to hang out and spend time together.

It was Halloween night and police were speeding to the shopping center on Bensalem’s Bristol Pike for a report of a group of teens fighting.

The 7:30 p.m. call went from fight to shooting as officers were arriving.

Romano was one of three teens shot.

By the end of the night, he was pronounced dead at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital.

Peter Romano was 14.

A middle school student.

Police haven’t said why the shooter opened fire.

They haven’t identified a suspect either.

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This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Halloween shooting claims life of teen Peter Romano

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