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17-Year-Old Killed In Philadelphia Shooting Was Recent High School Grad, Family Says 17-Year-Old Killed In Philadelphia Shooting Was Recent High School Grad, Family Says
17-Year-Old Killed In Philadelphia Shooting Was Recent High School Grad, Family Says Isya Stanley, a Philadelphian who recently received her high school diploma, was killed in a shooting at Fairmount Park last Friday, June 14, according to police and loved ones. She was 17.  Authorities said Stanley was one of five people shot on the 2400 block of Greenland Drive around 10:45 p.m. She was struck multiple times and taken to Temple University Hospital where she was pronounced dead, PPD said.  The other four victims were placed in stable condition and the shooting remains under investigation, officials said.  In a GoFundMe campaign, family members said Stanley …

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by Mac Bullock
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'Vibrant' 17-Year-Old Girl Killed In Philadelphia Park Was Preparing To Begin College: Campaign 'Vibrant' 17-Year-Old Girl Killed In Philadelphia Park Was Preparing To Begin College: Campaign
'Vibrant' 17-Year-Old Girl Killed In Philadelphia Park Was Preparing To Begin College: Campaign Isya Stanley was vibrant and she had goals.  The 17-year-old girl was planning on starting school at Morgan State College, her family said in a GoFundMe. But the teen's future was cut short on June 14, when she was shot and killed in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. According to Fox29, Isya, three boys, and one other girl were struck by gunfire that rang out at a pop-up party, which had moved from  29th and Ridge over to North 33 after police broke it up. "A vibrant young scholar, entrepreneur and soon to be Morgan State College student leaves behind a devastated family and commun…

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by Cecilia Levine