A 76-year-old man was killed during his morning walk, leaving a Philadelphia neighborhood in shock.
PHILADELPHIA - A 76-year-old Asian American man was gunned down on his morning walk in Philadelphia.Neighbors say the 76-year-old victim was a sweet man who always greeted people with a smile, leaving them to wonder who would ever want to hurt him.
Investigators said it occurred around 5:30 a.m. Monday when the victim was wrapping up his daily walk, when someone approached him and shot him in the alleyway behind his home.“We found one spent shell casing from a semiautomatic weapon just a few inches away from where the victim is laying. So clearly the shooter walked right up to this individual and fired one shot,” said Scott Small, chief inspector of Philadelphia Police.
The case now adds to the grim reality that the homicide rate in Philadelphia is showing no signs of slowing down, a reality that has members of the community frustrated and afraid. “It’s a sad situation because over and over again, we keep going through this, over and over again. It’s hard for us to move forward if we keep going backwards 10 steps, and we got to keep trying. It’s a hard battle, and it’s going to take a lot of us,” said Nasir Shawqi, founder of an anti-violence group.Authorities said there is no word if this case will be investigated as an anti-Asian hate crime.
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