Homicides 2013 5
Isiah Brown, 22, a well-liked guy with a sentimental heart
When Isiah Tariq Brown was a senior at Olney High School in 2009, he was voted the person who got along with everyone. “He loved his friends,” his mother Nicole Brown said. “He was outgoing and very generous and compassionate. He was a leader amongst his friends.” Isiah was born Jan. 26, 1991 in Philadelphia […]
Javier ‘Naji’ Conde, 39: ‘He was trying to live a more quiet life’
Sparks flew when Javier Conde and Leticia met. She was serving drinks to make extra cash and Javier knew the owner of the bar, and over time they discovered they had a lot in common. “We basically hit it off,” said Leticia, who did not want her last name to be used. “We liked the […]
Alex Ledino, 20, dirt-bike rider who liked ‘stuff nobody else would do’
Alex Jeremy Ledino loved the adrenaline rush of riding dirt bikes through the city. He would do stunts like riding on top of parked cars, and he didn’t limit his riding just to bikes. He also had a Hoveround motorized wheelchair that he’d use to zip around the neighborhood. “He liked to do stuff nobody […]
Zakiyy Allford, 20, hoped to attend culinary school, open a business with his grandmother
Not every 20-year-old wants to open up a business with their grandmother, but Zakiyy Yasir Allford wasn’t just anyone. “I cook, my mother could cook, my grandmother could cook,” Zakiyy’s grandmother, Sonya Dixon, listed off. “We come from a long line of cooks.” Zakiyy inherited the family talent and was putting his life together, dreaming […]
Carl J. Burgess, 35, ‘character’ who loved Disney
“Disney, Disney, Disney,” was always on the mind of Carl J. Burgess. A trip to the theme park is a dream come true for many people — and even at 35 years old, Carl was no exception. “He loved Goofy. He had a Goofy hat,” Carl’s mother, Valerie Burgess, remembered. “He loved all of the […]
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