On July 4, 2007, Cleveland Powell, a 77-year-old resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was tragically killed. Details surrounding the homicide were sparse, as is often the case with older cases that do not receive widespread media attention or updates. Powell’s death added to the somber statistics of homicides in Philadelphia during that time, a city grappling with high levels of violent crime affecting a broad age range, including the elderly.
Philadelphia’s homicide rates around
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