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Almost 500 people dead: Philadelphia is about to set a grim record for homicides

With nearly six weeks remaining in the year, the number of lives lost will likely far exceed the 500 people who were killed in 1990.

At a candlelight vigil for her son, Florence Reddick is comforted by a family friend on Oct. 3, 2021. Reddick's son, 25-year-old Nassir Day, was working as a security guard when he was fatally shot inside an office building in Philadelphia’s Logan neighborhood.
At a candlelight vigil for her son, Florence Reddick is comforted by a family friend on Oct. 3, 2021. Reddick's son, 25-year-old Nassir Day, was working as a security guard when he was fatally shot inside an office building in Philadelphia’s Logan neighborhood.Read moreStaff Photographer / JESSICA GRIFFIN