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Two men were sentenced to 45 years each for killing a 15-year-old at a South Philly gas station in 2018

Hanef Wilkins and Yameen Mofield were convicted of fatally shooting Rasul Benson as part of a long-running conflict among groups from 27th Street, 31st Street, and Wilson Park.

Jackee Nichols sits for a portrait next to a painting of her grandson Rasul Benson in her South Philadelphia home on Oct. 23, 2020. Benson was 15 when he was shot and killed at a gas station at 25th Street and Passyunk Avenue in 2018.
Jackee Nichols sits for a portrait next to a painting of her grandson Rasul Benson in her South Philadelphia home on Oct. 23, 2020. Benson was 15 when he was shot and killed at a gas station at 25th Street and Passyunk Avenue in 2018.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer