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Man slain at graduation party was ‘ambitious,’ ‘outgoing’ son of Ivory Coast immigrants

Isiaka Meite, the Southwest Philly man killed during a graduation cookout last Sunday, is remembered as a good son and brother who had dreams of being a filmmaker.

Simeon Koroma grieves for his friend Isiaka Meite during the funeral service at Friends South Western Burial Ground, in Upper Darby where friends, family, and community members gathered, June 21, 2019. Simeon said that Isiaka Meite was his best friend, they were close in high school and stayed close playing in a recreational soccer league. Meite was killed when a gunman opened fire on a graduation party he was attending, at Paschall Playground in Southwest Philadelphia.
Simeon Koroma grieves for his friend Isiaka Meite during the funeral service at Friends South Western Burial Ground, in Upper Darby where friends, family, and community members gathered, June 21, 2019. Simeon said that Isiaka Meite was his best friend, they were close in high school and stayed close playing in a recreational soccer league. Meite was killed when a gunman opened fire on a graduation party he was attending, at Paschall Playground in Southwest Philadelphia.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
    by Mensah M. Dean
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