PHILADELPHIA - The mother of Nicolas Elizalde is speaking out after her son was gunned down in a shooting that also injured four others as he finished football practice at Roxborough High School.
Nicolas’ mother, Meredith, stopped by Good Day Philadelphia Friday morning, - a day before what would have been his 15th birthday - to remember her son and share a message to those responsible for his death.Elizalde, a student at Saul High school, was among of group of teens who were leaving a joint football scrimmage when five gunmen emerged from a car and unleashed more than 60 shots.
Nicolas was struck and succumbed to his injuries. The other four victims are expected to physically recover. "He is one of a kind.
He’s never said an unkind word. He has never once disobeyed me, never raised his voice to me, never," Meredith Elizalde explained. "I know every mother thinks that their child is special, and of course they are, but my son was absolutely unique and every moment with him was a joy to me." Meredith, a teacher in Philadelphia, was in attendance at the scrimmage and was waiting for her son by their car when she heard the shots ring out.