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Raheem Martin

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Feb 16, 2017

Victim Details

Raheem Martin

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2017-02-16

24

Raheem

Martin

07/05/2026

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On a cold February evening in Philadelphia, the lives of two brothers, Raheem Martin and Symir Yelverton, were tragically cut short. It was around 10:30 p.m. on February 16, 2017, in the East Mount Airy neighborhood, when gunfire erupted on the 300 block of Upsal Street. Responding to several 911 calls, police officers arrived to a grim scene. They found 24-year-old Raheem Martin, a male, and his 23-year-old brother, Symir Yelverton, in the rear driveway of a home, both suffering from multiple g ...
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Brothers killed in East Mt. Airy shooting ID'd
  • Raheem Martin, age 24 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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