Homicides 2020 399
Keshone ‘Papi’ Young, 24, cat lover who planned to be an electrician
The above image, Keshone Forever Young, was created by artist Val Yoder as part of the 2021-2022 Souls Shot Portrait Project exhibition. _____________________________________________________________________________ Keshone Young was the epitome of happy-go-lucky. He didn’t let anything get him down. When his mother Lakesha Saunders mourned the recent loss of her parents, Keshone encouraged her to smile, told […]
Daniel Robinson, 33, stylish dresser who was kind and generous
Daniel Robinson and Shakeya Johnson were at Franklin Mills last year when he told her, “Get whatever you want.” She had never met a man so kind and generous, and it made her nervous. “I’m hesitating like crazy,” Shakeya said. “I didn’t want to get anything too expensive. At the register I’m trying to take […]
TeJan Jenkins, 19: ‘He had so many opportunities in front of him’
The above image, Portrait of TeJan Adris Jenkins, was created by artist Elisa Abeloff as part of the Souls Shot Portrait Project 2021-2022 Exhibition. _____________________________________________________________________________ TeJan Adris Jenkins had a good life. While his West Philadelphia neighborhood wasn’t the best, “he had great exposure to the world,” his mother Terry Jenkins said. “TeJan had a […]
Marcus Dixon, 30, loving dad with a ‘Hollywood smile’
Marcus Dixon was born with sickle cell disease, a painful condition that required frequent hospitalizations, especially when he was younger. Despite that, he remained upbeat and playful. “A few times he asked, ‘Why do I have to have sickle cell?’” his mother Jada Dixon said. “But his illness never stopped him from doing whatever he […]
Raheen Myers, 30, aided another homicide victim 1 month before he was murdered
As he was walking through a North Philadelphia neighborhood on the evening of June 7 of this year, 30-year-old Raheen Myers witnessed a robbery and murder. Robert Wood III, a 21-year-old reservist in the U.S. Marine Corps, was approached from behind by two men who grabbed his backpack. One of the men shot Robert, and […]
46 people were killed in Philly in December; here are their names
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. Philadelphia ended its most violent […]
Tahmair Timms, 14, feisty athlete who was unstoppable on the basketball court
“If you can lose on the court, then you can understand life,” Coach Kevin Perry used to remind his star basketball player, Tahmair Timms. Although Tahmair was shorter than all the other Olney Eagles, he was a ferocious competitor who scarcely tolerated losing. During a regional playoff game in 2017, when the Eagles were getting […]
Rasoul Grant, 23, celebrity of the family who was determined to succeed
The camera pans over an abandoned graffitied warehouse. Standing proud next to a mountain of tires, a young man wearing ripped, low-slung jeans and a Gucci sweatband, freestyles about people dying in the streets, fierce independence, and rebounding from ruin. The rapper “Soul Hoodrich,” also known as Rasoul Grant, used to express his restrained anger through […]
Terrell Arnold Jr., 25, dreamed of being an entrepreneur
Terrell Arnold Jr. had an unquenchable desire to become an entrepreneur. Not long after graduating Penn Wood High School in 2012, Terrell developed a clothing line, selling T-shirts and hoodie sweatshirts in and around his West Philadelphia neighborhood. A trip to Atlanta added to Terrell’s aspirations of owning a business. While in Georgia with friends, […]
Alphonzo Anderson, 24
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Northeast Times Date: 2020-12-30 Location: 1100 Rosalie St, Philadelphia, PA
Frank Smith, 21
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] CBS Local 6abc Date: 2020-12-29 Location: 1200 S 51st St, Philadelphia, PA
John Green, 25
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2020-12-29 Location: 6900 Rodney St, Philadelphia, PA
Lamont Prophet, 30
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Fox29 Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2020-12-28 Location: 500 N Creighton St, Philadelphia, PA
Tahaim Lacey, 42
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2020-12-28 Location: 2300 N Cleveland St, Philadelphia, PA
Ebony Kitchen, 24
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] 6abc Fox29 Northeast Times Date: 2020-12-28 Location: 5800 Rising Sun 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.