March 2004 1
Tyree Zellars, 18, always seeking knowledge from his elders
Tyree Zellars always gravitated towards his elders. He loved his whole family, but thrived with the wealth of knowledge and guidance his grandparents provided him. “He was a family boy, he really was,” Alane Zellars, Tyree’s mother, said. “When he got out of school, he would go home to check on his grandma, then he […]
Subscribe to our newsletter
Follow us on Facebook
Most viewed
Neighborhoods
North PhiladelphiaKensingtonWest PhiladelphiaFrankfordStrawberry MansionGermantownHunting ParkFairhillOlneyKingsessingCobbs CreekSouthwest PhiladelphiaWest Oak LaneSouth PhiladelphiaEast GermantownHaddingtonPoint BreezeNortheast PhiladelphiaCarroll ParkLoganFeltonvilleOxford CircleMill CreekMantuaBrewerytownGlenwoodMayfairOverbrookTaconyHarrowgateNicetownElmwood ParkLawncrestPort RichmondGrays FerryNicetown-TiogaWissinomingWest PassyunkBelmontPoplarCedar ParkCenter CityEastwickTiogaOgontz
Every month, we create a placeholder webpage for each person murdered in Philadelphia. Our hope is to elevate these pages into fully written stories with photos that show who each victim was as a person. Through storytelling, we're shining a light on the human toll of gun violence in Philadelphia.