On Oct. 24, police were called to the 4700 block of Penn Street where they found Carlos Maldonado, 19, in the hallway of his home, with a gunshot wound to the head. Maldonado was taken to Temple University Hospital where he died late Saturday.
On Oct. 26, shortly after 11 pm, a 42-year-old black male was shot four times on the 1000 block of Pallas Street in West Philadelphia. The victim was pronounced dead at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at 5:23 am.
On Oct. 26, police found Derrick Lamar Nedd, 30, black male, shot in the neck on the 2800 block of Ridge Avenue. Nedd, of the 1600 block of N. 7th Street, was pronounced dead at 3 a.m. at Temple University Hospital
On Oct. 27, shortly before 4 am, a 27-year-old black male was shot once in the chest on the 1400 block of Unity Street in Northeast Philadelphia. The victim was pronounced dead at 5:35 am at Temple.
On Oct. 27, around 6 am, a 39-year-old black male was shot multiple times near the intersection of Rising Sun Ave and Wingohocking Street. The victim was pronounced dead at 6:44 am at Temple.
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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