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Zah’Air Chatmon, 21: ‘He dreamed of flying high’
Growing up, Zah’Air Chatmon was never given a BB gun or a Super Soaker. Living in a violent South Philadelphia neighborhood, his mother didn’t want her son’s fingers getting too comfortable with triggers. At age 17, Jeannette Barnes was blessed with a smooth pregnancy and even smoother transition upon leaving the hospital with her baby […]
Tyrone Armstrong, 36: ‘He left an impact on all of us’
Wherever he was, Tyrone Armstrong always had a Bible with him. Whether it was his pocket-sized Bible he kept in his car or the one he had in his house, he was always reading and annotating it. It didn’t start off that way. Tyrone grew up in a mainly Muslim household, but when he was […]
Jose ‘Pichy’ Rivera, 46, owned a sports bar, loved baseball
When Jose Luis Rivera bought Prime Time Sports Bar in North Philadelphia about six years ago, his family was worried. His mother, especially, didn’t like the neighborhood, and she expressed that to him. “He said everything would be OK and nothing was going to happen,” his younger sister Carmen Agosto said. But on the night […]
Lamarr M. Boyd, 26, looked forward to becoming a father
Lamarr Boyd and Tiffany Martin were looking forward to welcoming their son into the world. After several miscarriages, they were hopeful that he would be born as planned in November 2018. But the baby was born early, on Sept. 11, 2018, and died the same day. Lamarr and Tiffany were devastated. “He didn’t really show […]
Najir Peterson, 20: ‘Mom, you pushed me, and I did it, and this paper is for you’
The proudest moment of Najir Imir Nathan Peterson’s life was when he graduated from Camelot Academy in 2017. He overcame a lot to get to that point. Najir was sick as a child and suffered from seizures. At school, he had learning differences and a speech impairment, which led to him being bullied. Najir went […]
Roger David, 29
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2019-03-31 Location: 4000 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Christian Crews, 25
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] northeasttimes Date: 2019-03-30 Location: 1700 Harrison St, Philadelphia, PA
Nicholas Flacco, 20
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] philly.com fox29 6abc Date: 2019-03-30 Location: 1900 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Lorenzo Holloway, 41
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2019-03-29 Location: 3000 N 10th St, Philadelphia, PA
Erick Acevedo, 42
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2019-03-26 Location: 2900 N Howard St, Philadelphia, PA
Quincy Cook, 26
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2019-03-26 Location: 2300 Moore St, Philadelphia, PA
Richard Isaac, 31
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2019-03-25 Location: 100 Meehan St, Philadelphia, PA
Markell Brown, 26
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] gofundme.com Date: 2019-03-24 Location: 600 Lansdowne Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Shaquil Mack, 25
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] cbslocal nbcphiladelphia gunmemorial.org 6abc Date: 2019-03-22 Location: 1400 N 52nd, Philadelphia, PA
Stephen Johnson Jr, 35
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2019-03-21 Location: 5300 N Marvine St, 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.