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.
In February, 29 people were murdered in Philadelphia, including seven people in one day, Feb. 8.
Here are the names of the people killed in February plus when and where. But we know they are not just names. Please contact us at [email protected] if you are a family member so we can properly memorialize them.
For a list of January’s victims, click here. Lists from earlier months can be found here. More information can be found in this downloadable spreadsheet:
Feb. 2: Michael Zappile, 52, 4700 block of Oakland Street
Feb. 4: Jabree Oliphant, 18, 1800 block of North 72nd Street
Feb. 6: Christopher Williams, 33, 4500 block of Old York Road
Feb. 6: Shakia Allen, 35, 4500 block of Old York Road
Feb. 8: Thomas Burnett, 61, 2900 block of Rosehill Street
Feb. 8: Jehsel Garcia, 24, 500 block of West Hill Creek Drive
Feb. 8: Steven Williams, 24, 500 block of West Hill Creek Drive
Feb. 8: Tiarra Bartlett, 25, 200 block of Rubicam Street
Feb. 8: Maurice Harper, 42, 2900 block of Rosehill Street
Feb. 8: Kevin Highsmith, 43, 1300 block of West Lycoming Street
Feb. 8: Christine Gibson, 54, 4200 block of Ridge Avenue
Feb. 8: Darius Winters, 15, 2900 block of Morris Street
Feb. 10: Richard Weldon, 23, 3500 block of North Warnock Street
Feb. 11: Makail Bowman, 30, 3700 block of North Park Avenue
Feb. 12: William James, 38, 3300 block of York Street
Feb. 12: Emiliano Montero, 23, 2300 block of Moore Street
Feb. 14: Christopher Reyes, 25, 6700 block of Sylvester Street
Feb. 15: Delante Johnson, 48, 4000 block of Creston Street
Feb. 15: George Meyers III, 37, 6200 block of Lansdowne Avenue
Feb. 15: Darchelle Sheed, 48, 4900 block of North Warnock Street
Feb. 16: Edward Glover, 43, 1500 block of North 18th Street
Feb. 18: Khalief Myrick, 16, 2900 block of South 70th Street
Feb. 18: Glenda Alequin, 26, 2300 block of Woodford Street
Feb. 21: Carlton Rice, 34, 2000 block of Conlyn Street
Feb. 22: Mikal Meredith, 21, 1500 block of Gowan Avenue
Feb. 25: Benjamin Brown, 43, 3100 block of Custer Street
Feb. 28: Jayson Adams, 29, 4000 block of Lancaster Avenue
Resources are available for people and communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Click here for more information.
