Sunday Bloody Sunday

All that follows happened on Sun., April 27, 2008.

At 1:45 a.m. police responded to the report of a shooting at the 4900 block of N. Broad St. Upon arrival they found Marcus Davis, a 37 year old black male from the 3300 block of N. Phillip St., suffering from one gunshot to the head. Mr. Davis was transported to Einstein and pronounced dead at 2:05 a.m. A second victim was found at the scene suffering from a single gunshot to the back. He too was transported to Einstein where he remains in critical but stable condition.

At 2:48 a.m. police responded to a call that brought them to the 6800 block of Limekiln Pike where they found Tyrone Miller, a 43 year old black male from the 1900 block of E. Haines, who had been shot multiple times in the face and chest. Mr. Miller was pronounced dead at 2:55 a.m.

At 4:02 a.m. officers on patrol discovered a victim on the 5000 block of N. Broad. Louis Campbell, a 66 year old black male from the 1000 block of W. Rockland St., had suffered blunt force trauma. Mr. Campbell was transported to Einstein by medics, and was pronounced dead at 5:25 a.m. Nicole Wilson, a 26 year old white female from the 5000 block of N. Warnock, was arrested the same day in connection with Mr. Campbell's death.

At 1:37 p.m police responded to a shooting at the 300 block of Busti St. where they found Robert McNair, a 48 year old black male from the same locale, suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso. Mr. McNair was transported to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and pronounced dead at 1:47 p.m.

At 5:49 p.m. police responded to a shooting at the 2100 block of E. Cambria St. Upon arrival they found Kalis Leslie, a 15 year old black male from the 1700 block of S. 60th St., suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Mr. Leslie was transported to Temple where he was pronounced dead at 6:27 p.m. A second victim was also found at the scene. He remains in critical condition at Temple. He is 18 years old. No motive or suspect is known in this case at this time.

The city's body count for 2008: 101

No Homicides Thursday, Number Goes Up Nevertheless

Thursday 4-17 saw no homicides in Philadelphia, but the number of homicides for the year went up nevertheless. On 3-9 it was believed William Wright, a 12 year-old white male from the 3100 Richmond St., had shot himself while playing with a handgun. It is now believed his brother, who has yet to be charged, shot him. Wright's brother is a juvenile and information about him is yet to be released.

William Wright's 3-9 death, now believed to be a murder, has been added to the city's body count for 2008, which now rests at 88.

Leon Williams, 26

On April 16 at 5:14 am police arrived on the scene of a shooting that occurred at the 1500 block of Bailey St. Once there they found a victim, Leon Williams, a 26 year-old black male from the 5500 block of Trotter St., suffering from a gun shot wound to the back of the head. Mr. Williams was pronounced dead at 5:25 am. No motive is known at this time.

Gary James, Jr., 28

On April 15 at 2:15 am police arrived at the 4700 block of States Dr. to find shooting victim Gary James Jr., a 28-year-old male from the 1300 block of Ellsworth St. Mr. James was pronounced dead at 2:25 am.

Suspects arrested

Jerry Jean (pictured, right), a 20-year-old black male from the 900 Hasbrook Avenue, was arrested on 04-12-08 and charged with the murder of Jocelyn Desay, a 64-year-old black female from the 5900 block of Hasbrook Avenue which occurred on 04-05-08 at the same listed location. Jean was charged with murder and abuse of a corpse. Police say Jean rented a room from Desay.

William Moore (pictured, left), a 55-year-old black male from the 5600 block of Lansdowne Ave., was arrested on 04-14-08 and charged with the murder of Reginald Mailey, a 36-year-old black male from the 400 block of N. 64th St. The murder occurred on 04-13-08 at 5900 Girard Avenue. The defendant was charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated Assault, illegal gun posssesion and simple assault. The incident on 04-13-08 also resulted in two additional shooting victims.

Violent Weekend

On April 12 at 4:50 am police responded to a radio call about reports of a shooting. They arrived to the 700 block of Roosevelt and found the body of Robert F. Stone, a 50-year-old white male, who had suffered multiple gun shot wounds to the head and chest. Mr. Stone was pronounced dead at 5:09 am.

Again on April 12 at 12:43 pm officers responded to a call for a person with a gun at the 5600 block of Chew Ave. Upon arrival they found the victim, Kenneth Wiggins, a 19 year-old black male from the 1300 block of Unruh St, lying unconscious, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Medics arrived, transported Mr Wiggins to Einstein. He was pronounced dead at 1:05 pm.

April 12, 6:05 pm, officers responded to a call about reports of a shooting at the 2600 block of W. Silver. When they arrived, the victim, Gregory Barber, a 24-year-old black male from the 2800 block of N. 25th St, was suffering from a gun shot wound to the torso. Medics arrived and transported him to Temple. Mr Barber was pronounced dead at 6:36 pm. There was a second victim at the scene. He too was transported to Temple and is currently listed in critical condition. There is no info on the second victim yet available.

On April 13, 2:45 am police responded to a call police that brought them to the 5900 block of Girard Ave. where they found three shooting victims, all suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. A fourth victim was found later at the 1200 block of N. 50th St. All shooting victims were transported to HUP. One victim, Reginald Mailey, a 36-year-old black male from the 400 block of N. 54th St., was pronounced dead at 7:07 am. No info yet available on the other three victims.

On April 13 at 5:15 am police responded to a call that brought them to the 1500 block of Germantown Ave. Upon arrival, they found a victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Medics arrived. Quadii Soulimani, a 33-year-old Asian from the 2700 block of Clubhouse Dr. in Deptford, NJ, was pronounced dead at 5:30am.

Again on April 13 officers were called to the 2400 block of N. 25th St. where they found a victim suffering from a stab wound to the chest. Raymond Brown, an 18-year-old black male from the 2000 block of Lambert St., was transported to Temple at 5:05 pm, and pronounced dead at 6:30 pm.

This morning at 2:15 am police were called to the 4700 block of States Dr. in Fairmount Park. Once there they discovered a black man who'd sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the body. He was pronounced dead at 2:25 am. There is no information about the victim at this time.

Dontae Jones, 20

On April 10 at 10:41 pm police responded to a call of a person with a gun on the 1100 block of East Woodlawn Street. Upon arrival, police found Dontae Jones, a 20-year-old black male from the 5500 block of James Street, lying in the street suffering from a gunshot wound to the back. Jones was transported to Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:16 pm.

Police have no suspect or motive.

800 South Cecil Street

This morning at 2:08 am police found a 50 year-old black male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head and leg on the 800 block of South Cecil Street. The victim was transported to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he was pronounced dead at 2:22 am.

Police have no suspect or motive, and have not released the victim’s name pending family notification.

The city’s body count for 2008: 75

Update:
Police have identified the victim as Anthony Stephens.

Kevin Perry, 25

On April 5 at approximately 10:30 am police responded to a radio call on Martin Luther King Drive, south of the Strawberry Mansion Bridge. While cleaning the west river bank, some water department employees found a body wrapped in plastic floating in the river. The victim is Kevin Perry, a 25-year-old black male. Perry had multiple wounds. The weapon used was a razor. The date of the assault is unknown.

James Anderson, 43

On March 29 at 3:15 am, police responded to a disturbance at Club 121 on the 3500 block of Wharton Street. Upon arrival, police found 43-year-old James Anderson, a black male, lying on the floor, suffering from blunt impact to his face. Anderson was transported to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he was pronounced dead at 4:10 am. On April 6 arrested 21-year-old Bruce Lee of the 1200 block of South 27th Street for Anderson’s murder.

The city's body count for 2008: 73

Robert Bullock, 30

On April 6 at 3:53 am police responded to a radio call for a shooting on the 1300 block of Williams Avenue. Upon arrival, police found Robert Bullock, a 30-year-old black male of 3300 North Hope Street, lying in the back of a medic unit with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. Bullock was transported to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:10 am.

Nicholas Pisano, 25

On March 31 at 9:37 pm police responded to a call of a gunshot victim on the 300 block of North Front Street. Upon arrival, police found 25-year-old Nicholas Pisano, a white male, lying on the floor of a residence with a gunshot wound to the chest. Pisano was transported to Hahnemann University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:45 pm.

Police have no motive or suspect.

The city's body count for 2008: 71