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Zaakir McClendon, 20, was the sixth person charged in the 2022 murder of 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde.

Elizalde and four others were shot while walking back to the locker room after a JV scrimmage at Roxborough Hig School.

Police called the arrest of McClendon "another step forward in the pursuit of justice for Elizalde, his family, and the other victims."

A sixth suspect linked to the deadly shooting of 2022 of Philadelphia teenager Nicolas Elizalde was charged on Friday, according to police.

Elizalde, 14, was gunned down as he and other members of the Roxborough High School JV football team headed back to the locker room after a scrimmage.

What we know:

Zaakir McClendon, 20, was charged with murder, five counts of attempted murder, and other crimes linked to the Septem

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