Sylvester Mitchell, aged 37, was killed on December 24, 2012, in Philadelphia. His death was part of a particularly violent month in the city, which saw an alarming number of homicides, continuing a broader trend of increasing violence. Mitchell was one of 44 people murdered in Philadelphia that December, a month that reflected the high levels of gun violence prevalent in the city during that year.
Philadelphia saw an increase in homicides throughout 2012, with the majority of murders i
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