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Philly neighborhood prays for 7-year-old shot in the head on his family’s porch

Zamar Jones, a cheerful boy with "friends from the top of the block to the bottom of the block," was in critical condition at Children's Hospital Sunday.

Makeeba McNeely in front of 222 N. Simpson St. in Phila. on Aug. 2, 2020. Just a day earlier, Zamar Jones, 7, was playing there on his porch when he was struck in the head by gunfire.
Makeeba McNeely in front of 222 N. Simpson St. in Phila. on Aug. 2, 2020. Just a day earlier, Zamar Jones, 7, was playing there on his porch when he was struck in the head by gunfire.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer