April 2018 22
Alex Rojas-Garcia, 34, Temple student, fisherman, award-winning poet
Alejandro “Alex” Rojas-Garcia and his sister had a special bond. They were seven years apart in age, and when they were younger, they’d play silly games together. “We’d jump from couch to couch and pretend our dog was a shark,” 30-year-old Aleida Silva Garcia said with a laugh. She believed everything her brother said, including […]
Lee Malik Jones, 30
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-04-30 Location: 4000 Lancaster Av, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: 6 ABC Philly.com Facebook tributes: RIP Malik Jones I still can’t believe that you’re gone . 😢😢 This hurts so bad . We may not have been together lately but growing up we played together everyday […]
Keith Burns, 46
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-04-27 Location: 2000 Stenton Av, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: 6 ABC Fox 29
Jason Quarles, 53
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-04-27 Location: 1400 S 23rd St, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: Philly.com Philly Voice NBC Philadelphia Facebook tribute: What happened that night will come to light for sure. God got y’all, Ms. Cheryl and Jason Quarles.
Cheryl Banks, 60
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-04-27 Location: 1400 S 23rd St, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: Philly.com Philly Voice NBC Philadelphia Facebook tribute: What happened that night will come to light for sure. God got y’all, Ms. Cheryl and Jason Quarles.
Ronald Rusin, 48
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-04-26 Location: 2000 Almond St, Philadelphia, PA Online memorial News coverage: Philly.com CBS Philly Facebook tribute: If there was one thing I knew about Ron it was that you never saw him without a smile on his face and most of […]
Erica McClellan, 17, feisty teenager with a raspy voice
May 11, 2018 wouldn’t just have been Erica McClellan’s 18th birthday, but also her senior prom. “When school went back in session this year, and she got her senior itinerary, the first thing she texted me was, ‘Mom, my senior prom is on my 18th birthday. I’m gonna save all my money, because I want […]
Kenneth Robinson, 30
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-04-23 Location: 600 Brill St, Philadelphia, PA
Eric Eberhart, 46
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-04-23 Location: 4400 Germantown Av, Philadelphia, PA News stories: Philly.com NBC Philadelphia Fox 29 Facebook tribute: Please Pray for the Family of Eric Eberhart, Senselessly killed this morning. My former co-worker who became my friend, My Brother in the Struggle, Damn, this […]
Samuel Makundu, 24
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-04-22 Location: 5400 Paschall Av, Philadelphia, PA News stories: NBC Philadelphia 6 ABC From GoFundMe: Samuel Fayiah Makundu, Aged 24, was murdered on April 22, 2018 in Philadelphia. He was a kind, friendly and fun-loving person who was taken away too […]
RaShaun Miller, 21
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-04-21 Location: 1800 W Diamond St, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: 6 ABC Bucks County Courier Times Fox 29 From GoFundMe: Taken away from us way too soon. An inspirational young man that has brought light to anyone he met. Gifted with […]
Sean Perrin, 43
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-04-17 Location: 400 N 4th St, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: 6 ABC KYW 1060 CBS Philly
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 […]
Christopher Moore, 30
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-04-16 Location: 2500 Cantrell St, Philadelphia, PA
Ramon Sanchez, 60
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2018-04-15 Location: 300 A 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.