Philadelphia Mother Speaks Out After 15-Year-Old Antonio Walker Jr. Killed In Seemingly Random Act Of Violence
Records show juvenile homicides are trending 200% higher than this time last year.
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Records show juvenile homicides are trending 200% higher than this time last year.
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Philadelphia Police say it happened just after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on the 800 block of East Allegheny Avenue.
Police say Antonio was gunned down on the 5200 block of Pentridge Street last night in Southwest Philadelphia in what appears to be a random act of violence.
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The victim, Roberto Velez, was crossing 2nd Street when he was struck by a dark-colored SUV. The impact was so devastating the victim was dragged 300 feet.
It comes after lawmakers described the area as a "vaccine desert" because of a lack of places for people to get vaccinated there.
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