Lamont Rivers

Death by Force

Lamont Rivers, a 40-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was killed on April 18, 2013, during a time when the city was grappling with persistently high homicide rates. In 2013, Philadelphia recorded 246 homicides, with the majority being firearm-related. Rivers’ death was part of an unsettling trend, where 81.3% of all homicides were committed using guns. This year marked a decline in the overall number of murders compared to previous years, but gun violence remained the predominant cause, contr ...Read More

Murders in Philadelphia