Hakim Griffin Shot In Philadelphia
September 21 2008
The gunfire rang out in West Philadelphia as 3 teenagers were sitting on their row house porch Thursday September 18th 2008. The 3 teens including Hakim Griffin started to run when they heard the shots.
All 3 of the teens were shot and only 2 of them managed to get away and get inside a row home in the 200 block of South Ithan Street. Hakim Griffen was not one of the ones to get away, he fell to the ground with multiple gunshot wounds including one to the head.
He remains in critical condition at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania while his 2 friends age 14 and 17 are in stable condition.
“All I know is that I was in the house feeding my son and I heard a pop, pop, pop,” said Hakim’s grandmother, Cynthai Griffin.
She said her grandson Hakim was a respectful young man and she does not know why anyone would be shooting at him or his friends. While looking at the 12 or so bullet holes in the front of her house she said our kids are killing eachother right and left, and that might be something we need to look into.
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