tahir's team won. >> can't take loss. everybody take loss at some point.oing to do that your whole live shoot somebody of time you take a loss. >> reporter: tahir organized this second vigil at the basketball court later in the evening. the crowd rapid lyrics to song he wrote. >> he was aspiring rapper and basketball player. his mom had strong message for her son' friends that were the there. >> ya'll friends. ya'll be with every day. don't act like you don't know nothing. >> reporter: there was high police presence at both vigils to make sure no more violence broke out. to night police have not made any arrests. reporting from police headquarters, shawnette wilson fox 29 news. >>> on your radar another possible heat wave is on the way. people out enjoying the beautiful mild evening at art museum. temperatures hovering in the upper 70s around a loft our area, moving live to reading now we'll have to wore about some hour heat and possible storms, kathy. >> they'll be popping up during the day tomorrow, iain and get worse as the week progresses. still cal me

more than 100 people, including tahir's mother, this is where tahir barns was watching a basketball game and when he left with his teammates, he was gunned down. >> outgoing, funny. loved the game of basketball. he was trying to pursue his rapping career. >> reporter: steven and tanisha thomas. >> my heart is in so much pain. i want those people or whoever did this to my son, you will be caught. >> reporter: 15-year-old tahir barns was shot in the head, after walking with friends after a basketball game near 60th and baltimore, when homicide investigators say as many as den ten shots were fired from a semi-automatic weapon. investigators believe he was ambushed because of bad blood after an out come of a game last week. >> he was with the 60th and baltimore team that won. there was a fight on last thursday as a result, members of the 56th street team, we don't know if they were teammates or people that came to watch the team, afterwards pulled out a gun. >> it just doesn't make sense, you know. you play a game, you win or lose. you play another game. >> reporter: one teen also shot, retu

tahir was good young man. and he was trying to advance hisself. >> gull violence is crazy. it's crazy. you see they carry guns like we carry wallets and id everybody has a gun. it's mayhem. >> thai here's pom says her son loved basketball and rap and even recorded songs on youtube. >> this is my baby boy. my star and momma i'm going to be famous but you are now. but the wrong way. the wrong way. just senseless. it's senseless. >> reporter: senseless and so sad tahir's mom is expected to be at this vigil tonight on the basketball court where her son was hanging out with friends shot and killed as he left this community basketball league game on -- last night. police say they have the rosters from the other team as another -- as team from the other team is suspected of being the shooter. the league is cooperating. they'll be talking with parents and team members. future of this this league however is in question tonight a league trying to make a difference for young people now mourning the death of a 15-year-old boy with a very bright future. iain and lucy. >> just so tragic.

. >> reporter: mother of tahir barnes said her son had a bright future cut short when the 15-year-old who loved basketball and rap was shot after community league basketball game at 60th and baltimore in cobbs creek. >> all i have to say is to his friends that were with him and that still here you guys know what happened, tell somebody. >> reporter: it was just before 10:00 o'clock last night. tahir and some of his teammates hood come out to watch game were leaving the court when the gunfire broke out. a 14-year-old hit in the arm. a 15 year old in the ankle. tahir shot in the face and died at the hospital. >> i just was praying all the way to the hospital hoping he would be okay. >> reporter: police say the violence stemmed from an argument an fistfight following a game last week between tahir's team and another team from 56th and christian street. tahir's team won at the buzzer. >> people from 56th street knew they were going to be there and when they came out they laid and waited for them and ambushed them basically. >> reporter: tyrone sims started the concerned man of cobbs creek

friends and family of tahir barnes holding a vigil in southwest philadelphia. the 15-year-old was shot in the face that happened on monday. two other teens were shot that night as well. >> and police say it was all over a basketball game. fox 29's joanne pill will he ye is live tonight at police headquarters. joanne, any breaks in this case? >> reporter: well, chris, if police have any new information about this case, they are not yet sharing i in the meantime, tahir's family is dealing with a different stages of grief. going from sorrow and loss to frustration and anger. >> they assassinateed my son or basketball game. you know who you are. ya'll a bunch of cowards hasn't ever was there ya'll a bunch of cowards, too. nobody wants to come forward for tahir. >> tenetia thomas surrounded by family and her community in southwest philly. grieving together sadly after her 15-year-old son tahir barnes was murdered and apparent dispute over basketball game. >> they took my son away from me. they know who they are. >> police have leads and they are trying to catch the

we're also working to bring you a villagil that is planned by tahir's friends. monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> the woman convicted in the center city gay bashing attack has been released from jail. >> anything you would like to say to the victims? >> kathryn knott was quiet as she was released. she served half of the sentence, and remain on parole and begin two years probation. >>> the attack left the victims with broken bones. two other defendants in that case took plea deals. philadelphia district attorney seth williams said the victims of the attacks were made aware of the parole and did not object to it. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >>> picture perfect day. cape may, sunny and warm, plenty of people out there at 4:00. that break from the humidity that we've been feeling, not going last much longer. for more on what to expect nbc 10 sheena parveen has a look at the forecast. >> sheena, those temperatures going to go nowhere but in the short-term? >> the humidity also. today feels comfortable, humidity, technically a little higher today. you migh

more than 100 people, including tahir's mother, this is where tahir barns was watching a basketball game and when he left with his teammates, he was gunned down. >> outgoing, funny. loved the game of basketball. he was trying to pursue his rapping career. >> reporter: steven and tanisha thomas. >> my heart is in so much pain. i want those people or whoever did this to my son, you will be

tahir returned monday night to watch others play. police say shooter came, to settle the score. >> it was a quick fist fight and they thought it was over with. this is a result of that fist fight. >> reporter: games were part of the neighborhood league, a league that has been around for more than second ten years create todd prevent these kinds of crimes. >> the whole reason for us having a basketball league toys keep our kids safe, give them something to do in the summer and keep them out of the harms way. >> reporter: his mother says her son just finished freshman year in high school and was a good kid and stayed out of trouble. >> he was outing, he loved his family, he loved his friends. he just wanted to make it. >> reporter: police say shooter fired ten times, two of his teammates were also hit but they are expected to live. tahir did not. he was doing what many kids do in the summer enjoying sports. he was leaving a place designed to keep him safe. >> because it is just a game. we play again. it is just a basketball game. >> re

short while ago vigil was held at 58th and ellsworth street to remember 15 year-old tahir barnes, barnes was shot and killed last night after a basketball game. >> he was outing, he loved his family and he loved his friends. he just wanted to make it. there was nothing that anyone could say, just so senseless, just for no reason. >> police believe the shooter is also a teenager between the age of 15 and 17 and they want to talk to people at the that game last night. >>> president obama was joined by former president george w. bush as he paid tribute to the five dallas police officers killed last week. five seats were left empty during memorial in honor of the fallen officers. the president called on americans to try and understand one another better, especially during times of the unrest. >> i'm here to insist that we are not as divided as we seem. i know that because i know america. i know how far we have come against impossible odds. >> you will hear more of the moving speeches from the president and former president bourbon "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, coming up at 6:30 right

tahir barnes died earlier this month after someone shot him and two of his friends as they were leaving a basketball game at 60th and baltimore avenue. his two friends survived. police sources tell fox 29 homicide detectives are right now questioning the suspect and investigators are in the released that person's identity. prosecutors have not filed any charges yet. >> in reading charges have been refiled against a police officer accused of punching a woman and smashing her phone. officer santiago is charged with official oppression and evidence tampering among other offenses for this incident all caught on surveillance video in april. last month a judge dismissed the charges after a preliminary hearing citing lack of evidence but the da determined the judge erred in that decision owe so the da says said the officer had no cause to make the stop and punch the woman and attempted to destroy the cell phone video. let's head down the shore with our kathy orr. it's just beautifully down there in ocean city. >> yeah, kathy, we getting ready for another heat. >> ? we are certainly are. maybe

tahir's family said he finish his first year at boys latin of philadelphia and spent his free time spending basketball and making music. detectives calling this case tragic, senseless and to put out there that the killer here is likely also a teenager who somehow got his hands on the gun. we are live outside police headquarters i'm's justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks very much, justin. >>> president and former and current spoke at a memorial in dallas yes this he were honored the office hours lost hear lives during a snipper tack during a protestors. five american flags cement i chairs to symbolize loss. funerals for three officers will be held today. president george w. bush told the crowd that americans should remember they shared commitments for common ideals. president obama praised police officers around the country, saying that this key us safe. >>> he urged americans to work together despite our history of racial tensions. >> but my faith tells me they did not the die in vein. i believe our fellows can make us a better country, i believe our anger can be transformed

this month on three teens as they left a basketball court near 60th and baltimore avenue. 15-year-old tahirs died. his friends survived. >>> you decide 2016 now. ivanka trump just introduced her dad. republican nominee donald trump. let's listen in. (cheers and applause). >> thank you. thank you. (cheers and applause). >> thank you. thank you very much. friends, delegates and fellow americans, i humbly and great physical accept your nomination for the presidency of the united states. (cheers and applause) . >> usa! usa! usa! >> who would have believed that what we started this journey on june 16th last year, we and i say we, because we are a team would have received almost 14 million votes, the most in the history of the republican party, and that the republican party would get 60% more votes than it received eight years ago. who would have believed this? who would have believed this? (cheers and applause). >> the democrats, on the other hand, received 20% fewer votes than they got four years ago. not so good. not so good. (applause). >> together, we will lead our party back to the white ho

hundreds of people gathered for a vigil in tribute to tahir barnes last night. the boy's parents were joined by faith leaders near the park, where barnes was shot monday night. investigators say the 15-year-old was walking with friends after a basketball game near 60th and baltimore streets when they were ambushed. police say the shooting stemmed from an argument over the outcome of a game last week. the teen's mother has a message for her son's killer. >> just love. and whoever did it, they know, that's why they had to do that. because they're a coward. punk, bum. >> barnes would have started tenth grade in the fall. so far, police have made no arrests. >>> do you wanna die? police say that's what a robber asked a worker during this holdup of a mini market in the city's summerdale neighborhood. detectives say he walked into the store, took a drink to the counter and pulled out a gun. he threatened the employee, who threw money on the floor. the robber picked up the cash and ran away. if you recognize this man, you're asked to call philadelphia police. >>> and t

tahir barnes died earlier this month after someone shot him and 222 of his friends as they were leaving a basketball ball at 60th and baltimore avenue. his two friends survived. sources tell fox 29 homicide detectives are right now questioning suspect. investigators have not released that person's identity and prosecutors have yet to file any charges. >>> tonight authorities are trying to figure out what led to the murder of a young father in north philadelphia. police say someone gunned down the 22-year-old just as he was returning from fast food run. in the back seat of his car his baby boy after bullet after bullet his his father. fox 29's sabina kuriakose is live with the terrifying details that young father shot 14 times. sabina? >> reporter: yeah, lousy, incredibly none of those bullets hit the baby in the back seat. the family is calling that nothing short of miracle. police need your help to figure out who could have done something so callus. the happy meal 22-year-old brian sorano bought for his son still strewn in the street thursday afternoon. every day symbol of childhood ma

. >> police say they do have leads and are trying to catch the person who killed tahire and shot the>>> fire officials in chester county are investigating how a home exploded. two people were believed to be trapped inside of the rubble. police say the homeowner whose name is patricia lived in the home almost 40 years. she was not there when it exploded. her home was burglaried, just two days earlier in a cures circumstance and coincidence, so when she pulled up into the driveway, police told her what happened. >> i'm not going to pull any punches. your house is completely gone. i just cried. i mean, you know, what are you going to do? just thank god there was nobody in there, i live alone and i have no animals. >> when you look at that destruction, it's unbelievable. investigators say they do a video of the explosion and maybe that will shed light on what happened. >>> it's been a mess, commuters dealing with crowded septa trains, modified schedules trying to work through this. >> taking a long time goat anywhere. there could be some relief in sight. the changes that septa plans to m