February 2017 18
Nick ‘Bean’ Richardson, 27: ‘When I look at my grandson, I’m looking at my son’
Back in the day, Nick Richardson knew how to handle the ball. As a star player with his rec center basketball team in Southwest Philly, he helped the team take home so many trophies his mom didn’t know what to do with them. Now the trophies have mostly fallen apart, worn and torn by being […]
Samir “Saddi” Fortune, 18, an underground rapper who dreamed of stardom
Samir Fortune, who was called Saddi, always wore earbuds or headphones around his neck. The high school senior loved listening to Meek Mill, and that led to him to try writing hip-hop music himself. When Samir first started out, his mother was skeptical. “I didn’t believe in him at first,” Tahira Fortune said as she […]
Tyrese Johnson, 17, ‘a Shark for life’
A gown and tassel were awaiting Tyrese Johnson in a few short months. He was counting down the final months of his senior year of high school, with his graduation seeming like the only thing in his way. After that momentous day, he would head to college with a full-ride scholarship. What would have been […]
Cristina Tosado, 38, pharmacy technician who always cared for ill family
Cristina Tosado was a strong, take-charge woman who was born to care for people. She helped take care of her maternal grandmother before she died in 2016. She also assisted in the care of her uncle, who died in early February 2017. “I looked up to her because she was stronger than I was,” her […]
Virginia Cruttenden, 57
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-02-25 Location: 3200 Mercer St, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: NBC10 Philly.com From GoFundMe: This wonderful person was taken tragically from her family. I’d love to be able to raise the money to give Ginny the burial she deserves. Her children are […]
Taylor Blon, 21
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-02-23Location: 3500 Emerald St, Philadelphia, PA
Kole Parrish, 43
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-02-18 Location: 2200 E. Cambria St, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: Philly.com
Ricardo Grant, 38
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-02-18 Location: 4100 LEIDY AVE, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: 6ABC
Eugene Farmer, 46
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-02-17 Location: 2200 INDIANA ST, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: 6ABC
Nadirrah Taylor, 20
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-02-16 Location: 5700 WHEELER ST, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: 6ABC Philly.com
Raheem Martin, 24
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-02-16 Location: 300 E. UPSAL ST, Philadelphia, PA
Symir Yelverton, 23
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-02-16 Location: 300 E. UPSAL ST, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: 6ABC From Philly.com: “It’s like half of me is gone,” she said through tears in her Frankford living room Thursday afternoon, the one-month anniversary of her sons’ slayings. “I’m not the […]
Lamond McNeil, 21
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-02-14 Location: 2900 ELLA ST., Philadelphia, PA News coverage: Philly.com
Deshawn Wilson, 23
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-02-08 Location: 2000 W. STELLA ST, Philadelphia, PA
Richard Talley, 50
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-02-07 Location: 2700 MONTGOMERY AVE, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: 6ABC
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