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by Maggie Prosser Published Oct. 17, 2025, 3:06 p.m. ET

A Maryland man has been charged with third-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl in North Philadelphia earlier this week, police said Friday.

Anas Bey, 18, of Greenbelt, Md., also faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person. He was being held in jail Friday in lieu of $900,000 bail.

Bey’s court-appointed attorney, Pierre LaTour, declined to comment Friday.

Police responded to reports of a shooting on the 2400 block of Colorado Street about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and found the girl, Londyn Major, on the first floor with gunshot wounds in her stomach and leg.

Police rushed her to Temple Univ

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