A freshman set to begin his college athletic career at Penn State next week has been shot dead in his home city of Philadelphia.
Kristian Marche, a track and field athlete, was shot in the head on his own street Monday night, according to Philadelphia police.
Marche, 18, was found in a back driveway and taken to a hospital where he died, authorities said.
"There is no suspect description at this time," police said Thursday.
"We believe this was targeted. We have no reason to believe that this was a random act," Philadelphia Police Lt. Norman Davenport told ABC Philadelphia station WPVI-TV. "There was nothing in Kristian's past that would suggest that this crime should have occurred. That's why we're making this appeal because this case needs to be solved."
Marche was an incoming Penn State freshman on a partial scholarship with the track and field program, a Penn State Athletics spokesman told ABC News.
