A member of popular singing group Brotherly Love is fatally shot outside his South Philly home | Ap
PHILADELPHIA — A member of the popular former Philadelphia singing group Brotherly Love, which had celebrity fans and once performed for President Barack Obama, was fatally shot outside his South Philadelphia home Wednesday night, police said.
Joelil Foy, 26, was sitting on the steps of his rowhouse on the 1800 block of Sigel Street just before 7 p.m. when a gunman approached and began shooting, police said. Foy was struck in the neck, and was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he died about 20 minutes later. The shooter was not apprehended.
kAmr9:67 x?DA64E@C uC2?< ‘2?@C6 D2:5 %9FCD52J E92E :?G6DE:82E@CD H6C6 ?@E J6E DFC6 @7 2 >@E:G6[ 2?5 H6C6 DE:== 4@==64E:?8 6G:56?46 :?4=F5:?8 DFCG6:==2?46 G:56@ 😕 2? 2EE6>AE E@ A:646 E@86E96C H92E 92AA6?65]k^Am
kAm’2?@C6 D2:5 E96C6 H2D 2?@E96C D9@@E:?8 @? E92E 3=@4< @7 $:86= $EC66E @? |@?52J[ 3FE 56E64E:G6D 5@?’E 36=:6G6 E96 EH@ :?4:56?ED 2C6 C6=2E65] x? E96 62C=:6C D9@@E:?8[ A@=:46 D2:5[ 2 b_\J62C\@=5 H@>2? H2D D9@E 😕 E96 7@@E 😕 H92E ‘2?@C6 42==65 2? 244:56?E2= 5:D492C86 @? E96 DEC66E] %96 H@>2? H2D 9@DA:E2=:K65 😕 DE23=6 4@?5:E:@?[ 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmu@J[ 2 72E96C @7 EH@ H:E9 2 E9:C5 49:=5 @? E96 H2J[ H2D AC6G:@FD=J A2CE @7 2 7:G6\D:?86C 8C@FA @7 J@F?8 >6? <?@H? 2D qC@E96C=J {@G6[ H9:49 =2C86=J D2?8 2 42AA6==2 92C>@?:6D 2?5 D2H A62< 72>6 😕 E96 >:5\a_`_D]k^Am
kAmx? a_`c[ E96J D2?8 2 324<DE286 EF?6 7@C ~32>2[ 2 4=:A @7 H9:49 H6?E G:C2=] %96J A6C7@C>65 @? Q%96 “F66? {2E:729 $9@H[Q 2E (2H2 (6=4@>6 p>6C:42[ 2?5 82:?65 46=63C:EJ 72?D =:<6 z6G:? w2CE[ y2J\+ 2?5 |66< |:==]k^Am
kAmu@J’D 72>:=J 4@F=5 ?@E 36 C624965 %9FCD52J] w:D @=56C 3C@E96C y2F2?[ H9@ H2D 2=D@ 2 >6>36C @7 qC@E96C=J {@G6[ D92C65 @? u2463@@< E92E E96 =@DD H2D “F?6IA=2:?23=6[” 2?5 D2:5 “6G6CJ >6>@CJ E92E H6 D92C65 E@86E96C 92D C6A=2J65 😕 >J 9625 @G6C 2?5 @G6C 2?5 @G6C 282:?]”k^Am
kAm“|J 3C@E96C H2D E96 >@DE 2>2K:?8 A6CD@? 😕 >J =:76 2?5 x 42CCJ E92E H:E9 >6 ?@H 2?5 7@C6G6C[” 96 HC@E6]k^Am
kAm(:== {:EE=6 >6E y@6=:= H96? 96 H2D @?=J `a J62CD @=5[ H96? 96 2?5 9:D EH@ 3C@E96CD ;@:?65 {:EE=6’D J@FE9 >6?E@CD9:A AC@8C2> 2E E96 32C36CD9@A ?62C E96:C $@FE9 !9:=256=A9:2 9@FD6]k^Am
kAm“x H2E4965 9:> 8C@H FA[ 9:D C@F89 E:>6D[ 9:D DECF88=6D[ 9:D DF446DD6D[” D2:5 {:EE=6[ 2 =:76 4@249] “w6 925 8C@H? :?E@ 2 8@@5 >2?[ 2 8@@5 72E96C]”k^Am
kAmy@6=:= H2D E96 BF:6E6DE @7 E96 u@J 3C@E96CD[ {:EE=6 D2:5[ 3FE E96 EC:@ H2D ?62C=J :?D6A2C23=6 2?5 2== k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]J@FEF36]4@>^H2E49nGlvv~w}@5\!HpQmD92C65 2 E2=6?E 7@C D:?8:?8k^2m] pD E96 3@JD H@C<65 E@ 86E ?@E:465[ {:EE=6 H@F=5 D?62< E96> :?E@ @A6? >:4 ?:89ED 2?5 A@6ECJ 4@>A6E:E:@?D[ 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmtG6?EF2==J[ E96 3@JD H6C6 D:8?65 3J >FD:4 >2?286C r92C=:6 |24< 2?5 7@C>65 qC@E96C=J {@G6] qFE 2C@F?5 a_`h[ E96 8C@FA 3C@<6 FA[ {:EE=6 D2:5[ 2?5 E96 J@F?8 >6? DECF88=65 E@ 7:?5 5:C64E:@? H:E9 >FD:4 2?5 AFCDF65 @E96C 42C66CD]k^Am
kAm———k^Am
kAm©a_aa %96 !9:=256=A9:2 x?BF:C6C] ‘:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?BF:C6C]4@>^Qm:?BF:C6C]4@>k^2m] s:DEC:3FE65 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EC:3F?64@?E6?E286?4J]4@>Qm%C:3F?6 r@?E6?E p86?4J[ {{r]k^2mk^Am
Copyright 2022 Tribune Content Agency.
link
