North Philadelphia 405
James Kennedy, 22, a proud father who planned a career in HVAC
James Javar “JJay” Kennedy was always running late. He would say he’d be somewhere in five minutes, and show up hours later. The birth of his daughter Myla in May 2016 changed that. “It made him more mature. He had to grow up,” his sister Marquita Kennedy said. “He became more effective, he became more […]
Jon Christop Savage, 34
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] 6abc Date: 2019-04-07 Location: 4200 N 10th St, Philadelphia, PA
Ibn Trotty, 33
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2019-04-03 Location: 1800 W York St, Philadelphia, PA
Lorenzo Holloway, 41
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2019-03-29 Location: 3000 N 10th St, Philadelphia, PA
Nasir Debnam, 21: ‘My son wanted to change,’ mom says
Nasir Debnam was an outgoing guy who loved to dance and joke around. He enjoyed playing basketball and riding dirt bikes, but but most of all, he loved his friends. If Nasir loved you, his mother Schwana Debnam said, it means he saw something special in you. So when he lost two close friends to […]
Ronell Lee, 22
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2019-03-18 Location: 1800 N 25th St, Philadelphia, PA
Martin Alicea, 29, a family man who had coffee with his mother every morning
Every morning, Luis Martin Alicea would go to his parents’ house for coffee. He loved how his mother Elsa made it, his cousin Jessie Alejandro-Cruz said. Now, Elsa has continued this tradition, but in a different way. Martin, a talented baseball player, music producer and father of five, had just gotten a haircut on the […]
Tyree Bates, 14, was all about basketball
Tyree Bates had a lot to look forward to: Turning 15, getting more playing time on his high school basketball team, starting 10th grade. But instead of cheering him on as he dunks a basketball, his family and friends are maintaining a memorial for him at 4th and Susquehanna in Kensington, the spot where he […]
DeAndre Bing, 17, college-bound senior who took a selfie with his mom every morning
Tiffany Williams didn’t think she would be a mother. When she was about 17, she became pregnant but lost the baby. After that, she was told she wouldn’t be able to sustain a healthy pregnancy in the future, but about eight years later, she found out that wasn’t true. DeAndre, her only child, was born […]
Bilal Lawton, 27
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2019-01-25 Location: 2600 W Sergeant St, Philadelphia, PA
Ladedra Bond, 32
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2019-01-20 Location: 1600 W Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Baby Morris, 1
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] 6abc cbslocal philly.com fox29 Date: 2019-01-02 Location: 2200 W Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Wendell Buchanan, 28
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-12-28 Location: 2200 N Gratz, Philadelphia, PA
Darnell Wheeler, 22
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-12-28 Location: 2200 N Gratz, Philadelphia, PA
Shronda Lyons, 35
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-12-22 Location: 2100 N 10th , Philadelphia, PA
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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.