Philip Council

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Portsmouth, Virginia, on November 20, 1991, the life of 39-year-old Philip C. Council was tragically cut short by an act of brutal violence. Council, a male, was diligently working his shift as a cashier at a local convenience store when four men entered with the intent to rob the establishment.

The events that unfolded were swift and merciless. One of the men, the only one armed with a handgun, fired a shot in the direction of another employee, ...

Philip C. Council