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
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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