A star high school basketball player sought after by several colleges, who was an innocent bystander in a triple shooting last month, has died.
Devin Bullock, a 19-year-old senior at New Media Technology Charter School, succumbed to his injuries late Sunday night at Hahnemann University Hospital, the teen's family told NBC10.com.
Bullock suffered severe wounds to his leg and groin after being shot on the evening of April 23 along the 2500 block of W. Thompson Street in the Brewerytown section of Philadelphia.
The teen was standing with two friends, both 22-year-olds, when police say James Cole drove up to the trio and opened fire from inside a black car with tinted windows. Police say Cole, 21, had gotten into a heated argument with one of the other men two days before the shooting.
Bullock was most seriously wounded and had to have his right leg amputated over the course of his treatment, his family said.
"He worked so hard, he was so dedicated," Crystal Evans, the teen's sister, told NBC10.com on Friday. "Dedicated to being a man. Dedicated to being a leader and being an example. They took that from him."
Cole surrendered to detectives on Saturday and was charged with three counts of Attempted Murder and related offenses.
NBC10.com reached out to police to see if one of the charges will now be upgraded to murder.
PHOTO: A mughshot of James Cole, 21, provided by the Philadelphia Police Department.
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