West Philadelphia 160
Ronald Peck Jr, 25
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2021-05-07 Location: 5100 Irving St, Philadelphia, PA
Bahair Walker, 20, event decorator who was filled with creativity
From interior decorating to party planning to poetry, Bahair Walker was bursting with creative energy and a determination to succeed. Through his event decorating business, Bgotti Events, Bahair would create visual statements like columns and arches made of colorful balloons, and Mother’s Day baskets with custom wine glasses and chocolate covered strawberries. Bahair enjoyed coming […]
Terrance Stewart, 35, shared a birthday with his youngest sister
On Terrance Stewart’s sixth birthday in 1987, his mother called him from the hospital where she had just given birth to her youngest daughter Shadeea. He asked what she had gotten him for his birthday, and she said, “a little sister.” His reply: “I don’t want that. I wanted a dog.” Although Terrance and Shadeea […]
TeJan Jenkins, 19: ‘He had so many opportunities in front of him’
The above image, Portrait of TeJan Adris Jenkins, was created by artist Elisa Abeloff as part of the Souls Shot Portrait Project 2021-2022 Exhibition. _____________________________________________________________________________ TeJan Adris Jenkins had a good life. While his West Philadelphia neighborhood wasn’t the best, “he had great exposure to the world,” his mother Terry Jenkins said. “TeJan had a […]
Christopher Williams, 43
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2021-01-10 Location: 5000 Market St, Philadelphia, PA
Mikal Davis, 26
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2021-01-05 Location: 100 Farson St, Philadelphia, PA
Terrell Arnold Jr., 25, dreamed of being an entrepreneur
Terrell Arnold Jr. had an unquenchable desire to become an entrepreneur. Not long after graduating Penn Wood High School in 2012, Terrell developed a clothing line, selling T-shirts and hoodie sweatshirts in and around his West Philadelphia neighborhood. A trip to Atlanta added to Terrell’s aspirations of owning a business. While in Georgia with friends, […]
Bachell Handy, 33
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-12-14 Location: 1100 S Ruby St, Philadelphia, PA
Akiem Stafford, 29
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2020-12-11 Location: S 52nd St / Ranstead St, Philadelphia, PA
James Carrington III, 31
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-11-07 Location: 5100 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA
Amir Boston, 33
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders CBS local Date: 2020-10-29 Location: 5300 Irving St , Philadelphia, PA
Marquan Zettlemoyer, 27
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-08-16 Location: 300 N 55th St, Philadelphia, PA
Khalif Stokes, 32
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-08-14 Location: 1800 Georges Ln, Philadelphia, PA
Oronde Ligon, 38
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-07-30 Location: 1200 69th Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Brent Swearingen, 39, father of two whose nickname was ‘Bear’
Brent Swearingen spent the last full day of his life with his 6-year-old daughter, Bailey. They went to the park and got ice cream, and he gave her a piggyback ride. She had missed her father carrying her on his shoulders and back — Brent had been locked up for a year. He was released […]
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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.