March 2017 25
Mikhaul Armstead, 23, a ‘mama’s boy’ who excelled in the boxing ring
After overcoming some challenges in life — dyslexia, being sent to live in Western Pennsylvania when his mother was sick, brushes with the law — Mikhaul Samir Armstead was finally on the right path. He was making a name for himself in the world of boxing and was training night and day. Every morning, he […]
Basil Adams, 27, a criminal justice student and choreographer
Basil Adams led a busy life. He was a criminal justice major at Cheyney University, had a part-time job at USA Kicks, and led a dance drill team. He lived in a house that his mother owned in Oxford Circle, paying the bills and handling the upkeep. Basil was running an errand when he was […]
Rafael Massa, 46, boxer training to be a nurse assistant who loved his daughter
Rafael Massa never wanted to stop learning. At 46 years old, he was in school at Brightwood Career Institute to become a nursing assistant. At different stages of his life, he pursued boilermaking, asphalt, general education and now medical studies. “He was always eager just to learn the next thing,” Lisa Howell, Rafael’s ex-wife, said. […]
Haneef Brown, 32, ‘Heart of Gold’
Chef, airplane mechanic and construction worker: these are just a few of the career paths that Haneef Brown dabbled in and aspired to throughout his life. The 32-year-old was working to find his place in the world. His life aspirations shifted frequently, but he was always working towards something. “He flopped in and out on […]
Khiseer Davis-Papther, 13, ‘DJ Special K’
Every evening after attending Harding Middle School, Khiseer Davis-Papther would head straight for his computer to practice his DJ skills. “Once he would get on that computer, you wouldn’t hear nothing from him,” Cytiria Horton, Khiseer’s stepmother, said. Khiseer aspired to be a DJ when he grew up. He would spend all of his free […]
Tyshiem Chainey, 17: ‘Don’t you know the coyotes are out here after us!’
At 17 years old, Tyshiem Chainey’s life was split between Philadelphia and North Carolina. “I tried to create a new culture in his life,” Alice Chainey, Tyshiem’s grandmother, said. He would spend most of his summer and some of the winter with her in North Carolina, then the rest of the year in Philadelphia with […]
Ramon Anthony Smith, 46: ‘Very nice and very well-liked’
Just like any kid, Ramon Anthony Smith always loved playing with the other children in his neighborhood. “He was just like a regular neighborhood kid,” said a former neighbor who knew Ramon for years. As he grew up, he was known to be well-spoken and kind, the kind of kid who would not dare to […]
Javine Barratt, 1
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-03-28Location: 2400 N. 5th St, Philadelphia, PA
Timothy Manning, 30
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-03-23 Location: 500 W. 65th Ave, Philadelphia, PA
John Blair, 33
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-03-23 Location: 2300 E. Oakdale St, Philadelphia, PA
Azim Jones-Fearon, 2
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-3-22 Location: 7100 N 15th St, Philadelphia, PA News Stories: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/03/28/police-caretaker-charged-after-toddler-found-dead-in-west-oak-lane/ http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_newall/Philadelphia-children-abuse-ethan-okula-azim-jones-fearon-justice-state-law-misdemeanor.html http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/caretaker-arrest-child-death-Philadelphia-March-28-2017.html
Richard Lewis, 23
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-03-21 Location: 6000 N. 4th St, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: From 6ABC: Rich Lewis had just finished with the Keystone Job Corp in October. He was looking for work but planning to start studying to be an auto mechanic on Monday. […]
Derek Mills, 57
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-03-20 Location: 1300 W. Ruscomb St, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: 6ABC
Jonathan Ashley, 28
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-03-19 Location: 1900 Roberts St, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: Philly.com
Marcus Johnson, 24
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2017-03-19 Location: 2400 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA News coverage: Philly.com GoFundMe
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