On the evening of September 24, 2014, 19-year-old Black male Saafir Richards was fatally shot in South Philadelphia. At approximately 5:01 p.m., Philadelphia Police officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 500 block of Watkins Street. Upon arrival, they discovered Saafir Richards lying face down on the sidewalk, suffering from a gunshot wound to the back of his neck. Emergency medical personnel transported him to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was pronounced
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