Jahiyd Johnson

On a bright summer afternoon in West Philadelphia, 16-year-old Kaylin Jahad 'K.J.' Johnson was filled with the simple joy of having recently earned his driver's license. It was July 21, 2021, and he had picked up his childhood friend, 18-year-old Tommie Frazier, and two other friends to go play basketball. Their plans for a day of recreation were violently cut short when their car, stopped at a red light at the intersection of 56th and Vine Streets, was ambushed. In a sudden hail of gunfire, bot ...

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