This doesn't match your description exactly, but I wonder if this is the case you're thinking of: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/12/13/di

This doesn't match your description exactly, but I wonder if this is the case you're thinking of: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/12/13/disturbing-questions-haunt-philadelphia-after-teens-violent-death/6f6b22b7-7098-47cc-ae70-3db85a03b66c/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/12/13/d...