Anthony Jerome Sharpe Jr., an 18-year-old Black male from Smyrna, Delaware, was fatally shot on the night of March 3, 2025, at the Russell DeRitis Playground in Southwest Philadelphia. The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on the 5600 block of Grays Avenue. Surveillance footage captured the tragic moment when a gunman approached Sharpe as he sat near a play area and fired at least nine shots at close range. The young man suffered gunshot wounds to his head, face, back, and torso. Emergency re
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