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 every month, we will share this data along with the names of each person in one post.
In a year that has seen the highest homicide rate in more than two decades, November’s total of 40 is lower than recent months. In contrast, there were 66 people killed in October, a significant increase compared to September, when there were 46 homicide victims for the month.
For the first time in 14 years, Philadelphia’s homicide rate has surpassed 400. As of Dec. 22, the total has reached 478.
In 2019, there were 356 homicides total for the year. When looking at year-to-date numbers, this year’s homicide rate is a 39% increase over 2019.
Here are the names of all the people killed in November, plus when and where. But we know they are not just names. Please contact us at [email protected] if you are a family member of any of these victims so we can properly memorialize them.
For a list of October’s victims, click here. Lists from earlier months can be found here.
Nov. 2: Quadir Sheaff, 21, 4300 block of North 15th Street
Nov. 3: Destiny Gaither, 23, 1700 block of Avondale Street
Nov. 4: Adam Delgado, 20, 600 block of West Clearfield Street
Nov. 5: Jahlil Smith, 15, 800 block of North 48th Street
Nov. 5: Seron Flippen, 25, 4500 block of North Lee Street
Nov. 6: Demetrius Gore, 58, 2600 block of South 67th Street
Nov. 7: James Carrington III, 31, 5100 block of Arch Street
Nov. 7: Edwin Feliciano, 46, 400 block of West Cambria Street
Nov. 7: Christopher Hatch, 45, 5100 block of Warrington Avenue
Nov. 9: Gregory Tunstall, 34, 2000 block of North 56th Street
Nov. 9: Kaieri Williams, 19, 2500 block of East Arizona Street
Nov. 10: Shaquira McCottry, 27, 1300 block of West Wishart Street
Nov. 10: Sadiq Barksdale, 38, 5900 block of Oxford Avenue
Nov. 11: Troy Arrington, 37, 1500 block of West Lehigh Avenue
Nov. 12: Jerry Gooden, 32, 1100 block of West Somerset Street
Nov. 12: David Grasty, 32, 3600 block of Germantown Avenue
Nov. 13: Skeete Musa, 44, 1600 block of Church Street
Nov. 14: Daniel McNeil, 39, 6900 block of Edmund Street
Nov. 14: Jihad Wilson, 36, 3000 North 15th Street
Nov. 15: Derrick Vargas, 21, 2800 block of North Lee Street
Nov. 16: Khaleaf Sistrunk, 21, 1500 block of Market Street
Nov. 20: Elisha Derry, 25, 3200 block of North Park Avenue
Nov. 22: Shamir Collier, 19, 100 block of West Queen Lane
Nov. 22: Virgen Martinez, 47, 2000 block of East Allegheny Avenue
Nov. 22: Isaiah Rankins, 21, 2500 block of South Alden Street
Nov. 22: Sadeek Clark, 12, 5000 block of Ditman Street
Nov. 23: Manuel Garcia, 50, 2400 block of Ridge Avenue
Nov. 24: Jason Dancey, 44, 3100 block of North Broad Street
Nov. 24: Derek Bullock, 40, 5600 block of North 4th Street
Nov. 25: Harry Seville, 29, 5200 block of Frankford Avenue
Nov. 25: Kevin Salley, 43, 2900 block of North 26th Street
Nov. 25: Corey Horst, 29, 3100 block of North Broad Street
Nov. 25: Sir Bayton Henderson, 21, 5300 block of Willows Avenue
Nov. 27: Orlando Negron, 37, 300 block of East Indiana Avenue
Nov. 27: Charles White, 47, 1500 block of South Taney Street
Nov. 27: Thurston Powell, 49, 5200 block of Catharine Street
Nov. 29: Yaasir Smith, 20, 3400 block of North Broad Street
Nov. 29: Paul Goss, 35, 1300 block of West Seltzer Street
Nov. 30: Ramen Gilbert, 21, 2800 block of North Marston Street
Nov. 30: Eduardo Morales, 35, 5200 block of Comily Street
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