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Ruben Alvarez, 22, a new dad who loved to debate
Ruben Avarez excelled as a student at Olney Charter High School. He was in advanced placement courses and on the debate team, and he was awarded a full scholarship to Bloomsburg University upon graduation in 2016. Rather than enrolling right away, though, Ruben, whom everyone called “June,” decided to take a year off. One year […]
33 people were murdered in Philadelphia in May 2020
At the Philadelphia Obituary Project, we treat homicide victims as individuals rather than statistics. But we are in crisis. The number of people murdered continues to rise, even during the pandemic. And so we will begin sharing this data along with the names of each person in one post. As of June 9, there have […]
Raisheem Rochwell, 23
Inquirer nbcphiladelphia Philly Metro If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-07Location: 800 N 39th St, Philadelphia, PA
Cornelius Fuller, 42
Inquirer nbcphiladelphia Philly Metro If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-07Location: 10 S Ruby St, Philadelphia, PA
Robert Wood, 21
Inquirer nbcphiladelphia WHYY Philly Metro GoFundMe If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-07Location: 2300 W Berks St, Philadelphia, PA
Joseph K Griffin, 30
Inquirer If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-05Location: 100 E Clearfield St, Philadelphia, PA
David Daniels, 46
Inquirer If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-05Location: 600 E Lippincott St, Philadelphia, PA
Lonnie Allen, 51
Inquirer If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-04Location: 2800 N Bonsall 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
Tahmir Redding, 25
Inquirer Philly Metro GoFundMe If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-03Location: 3300 Bouvier St, Philadelphia, PA
Christian Newsome, 29
Inquirer GoFundMe If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-02Location: 1500 E Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Christian Slanger, 38
Inquirer If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-02Location: 5100 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Tavon Moore-Hall, 21
Inquirer If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-02Location: 1700 W Glenwood Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Anthony Abel, 46, father of four who enjoyed line dancing and cars
At cookouts and parties, everyone knew where to find Anthony Calvin Abel — he would be line dancing and having so much fun that he’d be the last one to leave. “He wasn’t just the life of the party, he was the life of the life,” his daughter Anea Abel-Wilson said. Anthony was also known […]
Shakiyah Burston, 23
Inquirer If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-06-01Location: 3900 Fairmount Ave, 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.