It has been almost nineteen years since The “Lex Street Massacre,” Philadelphia’s largest mass murder.  This mass murder occurred on December 28, 2000 in a known, abandoned drug house at 816 N. Lex Street in West Philadelphia.  Ten victims were shot, seven of which died. The victims ranged from ages 15 to 54. On January…

On August 23, 2018, as summer break came to a closing, 138 teenagers were reported to have been shot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Police Department officials reported a jump of nearly 40 percent of teen shootings since last year, 2017.  Many of these teenage shooting victims are shot by other teenagers such as Kristian Marche,…