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Two young athletes were fatally shot this week, leaving West Philadelphia school communities shattered: ‘This can’t be normal’

"This can’t be normal, this can’t be accepted," a Boys' Latin football coach said he told his players. "You have a victim, but you also have a family behind them that are left to pick up the pieces.”

Left: Former Harrity dean Jamir Shaw stands with Tommie Frazier upon his graduation. Right: Kaylin Jahad Johnson plays basketball. Frazier, 18, and Johnson, 16, were fatally shot Wednesday in West Philadelphia.
Left: Former Harrity dean Jamir Shaw stands with Tommie Frazier upon his graduation. Right: Kaylin Jahad Johnson plays basketball. Frazier, 18, and Johnson, 16, were fatally shot Wednesday in West Philadelphia.Read moreCourtesy of Jamir Shaw