On Sunday morning, around 3:18 am, police responded to a radio call of a man down on the highway at 3900 Reno Street. The officers are later directed to 3800 Parrish where they, along with medical units, found an unresponsive male with multiple gun shot wounds to the body and face. The male was found a short distance from a vehicle that was still running. He was identified as Anthony Saunders, a 39-year-old black male. The ID in his wallet listed an address in West Deptford, NJ. Saunders was pronounced dead at 3:26 am.
Police have motive or suspect.
The city's body count for 2008: 27
In 2007, the city of brotherly love averaged more than one murder and four shootings a day. This site, by writer Kia Gregory, profiles the city's deadly violence, the people it threatens, and the people who fight desperately for solutions.
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