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.
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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