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Alexander ‘Tito’ Martinez, 23, loved doing hair and makeup
When Alexander Martinez was about 15, he sat down with his family and told them he had something to tell them. His sister, Roz Pichardo, remembers how nervous he was, and his family knew what was coming. “He said, ‘I just wanted to tell you guys that I’m gay and I still love everybody and […]
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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.