On August 13, shortly before midnight, on the 2600 block of West Girard Avenue, police found a 20-year-old black male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the face and torso. The male, who's name has not been released pending family notification, was transported to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition. He died the next day at 5:56 am.
The city's body count for 2008: 202.
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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