On March 12, at 10 am, on 100 North Conestoga, police found James Perkins, a 29-year-old black male, suffering from gunshot wounds to the neck, back and leg. Perkins, from 5300 Haverford Avenue, was transported to the Hospital of the University Of Pennsylvania where he was pronounced dead at 10:42 am.
Police have a brief description of the shooter: a black male, 5'9, with a thin build. The motive is undetermined.
The city's body count for 2008: 54
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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