Lisa Zettlemoyer described her son, Marquan, in glowing terms. He was devoted, very supportive, and loving. I was blessed to have him to raise him and to know him, said Zettlemoyer.
Zettlemoyer says he had a good heart and was well known in the community. He loved people and wanted the best for everyone, she added.
On Sunday, August 16, Marquan Zettlemoyer went to a store along the 300 block of North 55th Street in West Philadelphia. He left my house approximately 10 minutes after 3 p.m. to go around the corner to the store to get French fries. I d say about five minutes to 4 p.m., somebody came banging on my door to notify me that my son had got shot, she said.
The shooting happened around 6 p.m. on the 900 block of West Boston Street.
Police say a 16-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen, lower back, right shoulder, and right ankle.
The teen, whose identity remains unknown, was taken to Temple University Hospital listed in critical condition.
No weapon has been recovered, police say. There is no word on any arrest made at this time.
The shooting happened around 11:56 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of East Courtland Street.
Police say the victim, a man in his 30s, was shot twice in the left leg. He was taken to Temple University Hospital where he remains in stable condition.
The gunman fled in a gray Dodge Charger, police say.
According to police, the victim - who had a permit to carry a handgun - returned fire. It was not clear if anyone was hit by those shots.
Twenty pieces of ballistic evidence were found at the scene, and four parked vehicles were hit by bullets.
No arrests have been made.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting that one teen dead and one man critically injured.
The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday along the 1200 block of South 51st Street in Kingsessing.
Police said they arrive at the scene to find two shooting victims.
A 21-year-old man was shot multiple times across the body, including the head, officials said.
A 15-year-old boy was also shot in the head in which he later died from those injuries.
Police took both to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where the man is listed in critical condition.
No arrests have been made.