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'Horrific violence': Fourth of July weekend gun violence in Philadelphia leaves 7 dead (6 year old murdered)
Fox 29 ^ | 07/05/2020 | Lauren Johnson

Posted on 07/06/2020 7:48:34 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney spoke out on Sunday night against the spate of gun violence over Independence Day weekend that injured nearly two dozen people and left several dead, including a 6-year-old boy.

“This weekend’s horrific violence is a stark reminder that COVID-19 isn’t the only crisis plaguing our city," Kenney said "Gun violence continues to traumatize our communities and cut Philadelphians lives tragically short." The mayor highlighted the tragic death of a 6-year-old boy in Holmesburg who was fatally shot in the chest on Sunday afternoon.

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To: Kid Shelleen
'Horrific violence': Fourth of July weekend gun violence in Philadelphia leaves 7 dead (6 year old murdered)

Very sad but small potatoes compared to Chicago and New York.

21 posted on 07/06/2020 8:25:39 AM PDT by Don Corleone (The truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

It would appear that is the case.
Such hypocrisy in the BLM ranks.


22 posted on 07/06/2020 8:32:44 AM PDT by C Lee Tolindo
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To: Kid Shelleen

DEMOCRAT RUN CITIES ARE DANGEROUS!!!


23 posted on 07/06/2020 9:01:27 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: gundog
Insane shooting sprees might have something to do with other ethnic groups looking down on the black community...

Maybe the black community should start condemning their criminals rather than defending them...

24 posted on 07/06/2020 9:14:01 AM PDT by GOPJ (Leo Terrell - Michael Shellenberger - Stephen Hsu.."TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH" -(imred)
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To: Ann Archy

Chicago: https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/mid/38
Listened in on July 4th night. Sounded like live reporting of a war zone.


25 posted on 07/06/2020 9:23:35 AM PDT by JCL3 (As Richard Feynman might have said, this is reality taking precedence over public relations.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Philadelphia Black Lives Don’t Matter...


26 posted on 07/06/2020 9:35:14 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-) Trump 2020)
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To: GOPJ

Soros is paying good money to elevate folks that will do exactly the opposite.


27 posted on 07/06/2020 10:02:50 AM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Apparently, violence and murder are acceptable unless they are committed with guns.


28 posted on 07/06/2020 10:08:09 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: Kid Shelleen

How many children were murdered this weekend?


29 posted on 07/06/2020 10:22:40 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: Kid Shelleen

For those families are at ht mercy of these murderers they should be storming the DA’s house and stringing him up along with the mayors and governors


30 posted on 07/06/2020 11:09:54 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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