About 10 pm last night, police found a black male, who appeared to be in his early 20s, in the 1700 block of South 54th Street, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head and neck. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was later identified as Cedric Brown, 21.
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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