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Tyrik Acres, 20, loved teaching kids how to play basketball
At 5 feet, 7½ inches, Tyrik Amir Acres wasn’t the biggest player on the Bartram Braves football team, nor was he the tallest player on the basketball court. But that didn’t stop him from excelling at both sports. Tyrik’s mother, Shnieesha Acres, recalls watching her son score the winning touchdown when Bartram High School played […]
Andre Grimes, 23
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Fox29 Youtube Date: 2022-04-03 Location: 2500 Dewey St, Philadelphia, PA
Khalil Hicks, 39, a father who designed and sold clothing
In the summer of 1997, Khalil Hicks and Saleemah Oglesby set eyes on each other for the first time outside of Power 99 FM’s annual Powerhouse concert. They had mutual friends, and the group had purchased tickets for the concert. But when they tried to enter the concert with the tickets, they found out they […]
Kahlief Myrick, 16, budding clothing designer who loved making people laugh
Growing up in South Philadelphia, Kahlief Myrick started his morning by looking out the window of his house. He loved the outdoors, and he was eager to go to the park or play on the block. “He would also sometimes go to the door, unbeknownst to me,” his mother Brittany Brunson said. “I used to […]
Jamir Lamb, 23
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] 6abc Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2021-05-26 Location: 6000 Reinhard St, Philadelphia, PA
Quamir Mitchell, 16
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Inquirer CBSLocal Fox29 Date: 2021-05-13 Location: 5600 Grays Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Elijah Dobbs-Harvey, 18, Devoted “Uncle Juicy” Who Stood Up to Bullies
By the time he was three days old, Elijah Dobbs-Harvey had already cheated death. Born with neuroblastoma, a very rare cancer that forms in certain types of nerve tissue, Elijah survived a grueling surgery only to be later diagnosed with epilepsy and a severe speech impediment. “He didn’t like it but it was part of […]
Hugh Certaine, 27: ‘He would never hang up a call without saying I love you’
As soon as “That’s What I Like” played at a family event, you’d see Hugh Arthur Certaine Jr. look over towards his mom, Geraldine Nelson, motioning her to dance to their favorite song. Whether it was cracking jokes about being short, making silly faces or attempting to dance, all Hugh ever wanted to do was […]
Mario Love, 30
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2020-12-30 Location: 1400 67th Av, Philadelphia, PA
Isaiah Rankins, 21
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Inquirer Fox29 NBC Philadelphia MSN Date: 2020-11-22 Location: 2500 S Alden St, Philadelphia, PA
Destiny Gaither, 23
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2020-11-03 Location: 1700 S Avondale St, Philadelphia, PA
Nagir Smith, 26
Fox29 Philly Metro Inquirer If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-03Location: 6000 Buist Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Maurice Sorzano, 19
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Inquirer Fox29 Philly Metro Date: 2020-05-31Location: 2800 Island Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Keith Palumbo, 36
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Inquirer Harley Liberty agingrebel.com Date: 2020-04-14Location: 7000 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Rochelle Jackson, 50
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] 6abc cbslocal Date: 2020-01-14 Location: 6000 Upland St, 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.