PHILADELPHIA - On the heels of a violent weekend in Philadelphia during which six people were slain by gun violence, police say at least four people have been murdered in the city since Tuesday night, including a deadly stabbing and a fatal double shooting.
The surge in violence comes as Philadelphia draws closer to 400 homicides since the start of 2021. According to the latest data provided by the Philadelphia Police Department, the city currently sits at 391 homicides, an uptick of 17% from the previous year. MORE PHILADELPHIA HEADLINESThe most recent spate of deadly violence began on Tuesday night when police say 27-year-old Rafeeq Flamer was found shot to death in the driver's seat of a parked car on the 3400 block of Grays Ferry.