Yesterday on the 5700 block of Walnut Street, at 11:28 am, Maurice Shaw, a 33-year-old black male, suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest and back. Police say his attacker fled in a vehicle traveling north on 57th Street toward Chestnut. A witness transported Shaw to Misericordia Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:45 am.
The city's body count for 2008: 62
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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Gone but never out of our minds and hearts... things done changed since you went into eternity..... Greet me at the door when I arrive GOD knows best We miss & love you much..... Tell mommy I said hi
Meka mommy
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