The 516

• “He was our world.”

  Alicia Tanner, sister of James Marcus Taylor, who was killed on Nov. 9.

• “[He] touched the lives of many in a life cut too short.”

  Statement from the family of Everett Peter Mason Beauregard, who was killed Sept. 22.

• “We will never stop seeking justice.”

  Curtisha Neal, sister of Kyle Kaboni Singleton, who was killed May 11.

No homicide victim in this city should ever be reduced to a mere number.

But the reality is that, too often, they are. And yet, no matter how staggering the number of people killed in Philadelphia each year might be — 516 in 2022, 562 in 2021, and 98 in less than three months this year— the sheer magnitude never seems to help produce positive change.

So, in addition to the bleak and necessary stories about individual victims and their loved ones that I and my colleagues share during the course of the year, we are dedicating this space to publishing the names of people killed in the city in 2022.

I hope it helps to ground us all in the crisis that our city is experiencing and make it less abstract. I hope that seeing these names helps us grasp the scale of what that number looks like, and also recognize that whatever the figure might be, it only ever represents a fraction of the persistent grief and lingering trauma that flow through our city.

Because let’s be honest — with ourselves and each other: Not enough space is ever dedicated to ending violence, or to helping the people whose lives are directly harmed by it.

It is hardly an exaggeration to suggest that the ever-present specter of brutality threatens not only the lives of our fellow Philadelphians but also the future of our city.

The results of a recent poll that found most Philadelphians think the city is “on the wrong track” are a reality that has long been evident by those most affected by violent crime.

By parents who are forced to monitor their children’s every move in an unceasing effort to keep them safe; by children whose worlds shrink as violence encroaches. And by the residents of the poorest big city in the nation who have always deserved more — especially from their leaders — and who are now less than two months away from having to put their faith in a new mayor making new promises.

The last time The Inquirer published the names of homicide victims was in 2020, when 499 people were killed. My hope then, as it is now, is that seeing the death toll would move all of us to action.

Sadly, but perhaps unsurprisingly, not much has changed. Then and now, an outsized proportion of the victims — 32% in 2022 — were Black men in their 20s. Slightly more than 1 out of every 10 victims was 18 years old or younger (their names are listed here in boldface type). And more than 90% of those who died last year were killed by gunfire.

Also unchanged are the neglect and carelessness with which the loved ones of those who have died are sometimes treated by city officials. Most families wait in agony for answers and justice that never come in a city where only a fraction of homicides are solved. Their sorrow is often ignored, when it isn’t being exploited by political candidates at election time.

Just as I did in 2020, I tried to contact as many loved ones of the 2022 victims as I could. I wanted to prepare them to see their loved ones’ name published in this forum, so as not to cause more misery. But also, at the very least, to ensure that the authorities who track city deaths had spelled their loved ones’ names correctly.

I compared notes with data reporter Kasturi Pananjady to cross-reference lists of the city’s homicide victims that were provided to The Inquirer by the Philadelphia Police Department and the Medical Examiner’s Office to ensure as much of its accuracy as possible.

But if anyone notices an error, or wants to share their story, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at hubinas@inquirer.com.

The level of loss experienced by so many in this city, no matter the cause or circumstance, should break our hearts.

The people behind those staggering numbers — the high school football player, the recreation center employee, a father and his 9-year-old son who were gunned down together, and the hundreds more we may never hear about — should have long been enough reason for our selective outrage to turn into collective action.

But the numbers say otherwise.

So I am asking us all to sit with the sickening weight of these names, the anguish behind every life lost, and then do the heavy lifting necessary to ease our city’s pain.

Khyir Abney, 22;

Ahmad Abrams, 18;

Joshua Abreu, 32;

Haseer Adams, 18;

Olajide Agoro, 26;

Mark Albertson, 54;

Francisca Aldana Chacon, 31;

Zamire Allen, 24;

Anderson Almeida, 18;

Leila Alraheel, 41;

Adal Andino, 27;

Anton Bachlor-Ellis, 37;

Johnny Bailey, 37;

Anthony Ballard, 34;

Bahsiree Barabin, 24;

Bryheem Barr, 28;

Jamir Bassett, 19;

Aleczander Batte, 19;

Nasir Battis, 18;

Gregory Battle Jr., 21;

Brandon Beattie, 25;

Everett Beauregard, 23;

Dotson Bell IV, 43;

Frank Bell, 20;

Malik Bell Jr., 17;

Theodore Bell III, 34;

Breilan Bell-McFee, 34;

Isaiah Bentley, 21;

Kyle Bentley, 29;

Valeria Berry, 67;

Travis Bing, 31;

Charles Bingham, 26;

Robert Birkmire, 56;

Derrick Blye, 23;

Jamica Boston, 48;

James Bowens, 66;

Zahair Bowie, 21;

Lameer Boyd, 18;

Alan Boykins, 32;

Mekhi Bradley, 19;

Quenzell Bradley-Brown, 28;

Chanel Brantley, 33;

Christopher Braxton, 17;

Jessie Bridges, 40;

Carissa Bright, 17;

George Briscella, 60;

Ralph Brodie Jr., 57;

Tahjae Brooks, 21;

Brandon Brown, 23;

Brian Brown Jr., 31;

Neroy Brown, 30;

Nicholas Brown, 25;

Rasheem Brown Jr., 20;

Saleem Brown, 23;

Sayon Brown, 27;

Shahaad Brown, 17;

Patrick Bryan III, 31;

Kadene Bryant, 26;

Zamir Bryant-Cyrus, 20;

Robert Bumpus, 41;

Tahjai Burnside, 25;

Quinyon Burton, 27;

Diniar Camp, 26;

Keith Canada, 34;

Giovanni Canales, 27;

Arnold Carlton Jr., 26;

Zykee Carmichael, 19;

Khalif Carr-Witherspoon, 35;

Rashod Carroll, 37;

Kysahn Carter, 35;

Taion Carter, 30;

Tashawn Carter, 22;

Joseph Ceballos-Pagon, 32;

John Chamberlain, 29;

Bruce Chenault Jr., 25;

Charles Cherry III, 30;

Semaj Cherry, 21;

Jaleel Christian, 21;

Stephon Clark, 32;

Robert Clark-Pigford, 23;

Yusairah Coates, 1;

Berjon Coleman, 28;

Charles Collins, 31;

Daren Collins, 34;

Julio Colon, 48;

Miguel Colon-Banks, 29;

Khalil Conley, 22;

Andre Cooper, 29;

Clarence Copper Jr., 53;

Jason Corona, 24;

Theodore Crawford III, 17;

Tyree Crawford, 25;

Brian Crooms, 44;

Donald Dale, 58;

Dwight Daniels, 30;

Eric Davis, 34;

Joe Davis Jr., 57;

Shaun Davis, 36;

Andrea De Los Santos, 16;

Francis Decero, 25;

Anthony Deeds, 62;

Juan DeJesus Jr., 26;

Michael DeLeo, 29;

Byron Dessiso, 36;

Jose DeVore, 33;

Robert Devore, 53;

Christopher Diaz, 19;

Wilfredo Diaz Cordova, 32;

Thi Dinh, 54;

Brandon Dixon, 30;

Reginald Dixon Sr., 63;

Charles Donnelly, 45;

Reagan Donnelly, 45;

William Douglass, 34;

Anyur Douthwaite, 79;

Paul Drayton, 37;

Josephine Duggan, 72;

Frederick Duggans, 20;

James Dunbar, 20;

Andre Dupree, 36;

Edward Dyches, 43;

Jerry Easley Jr., 44;

Kyshawn Easley, 24;

Raymond Ebron, 47;

William Edney Sr., 63;

Rasheed Edwards, 35;

Nicolas Elizalde, 14;

Nathan Ervin, 28;

Charles Evans, 33;

Kim Ezell, 59;

Achilies Fahy, 1;

Wendy Feldman, 59;

Darrell Felton Jr., 31;

Domingo Figueroa, 16;

Gage Figueroa, 26;

Ryan Findley, 23;

Myles Fisher-Handy, 27;

Robert Fitchett, 66;

Tiffany Fletcher, 40;

Beevenshley Fleuriot, 18;

David Flores, 20;

Jay Flores, 18;

Donald Forsythe, 55;

Aquill Foster, 18;

Terrell Foster, 32;

Joelill Foy, 26;

Kasani Francis, 16;

Alexander Frazier, 41;

Rasaan Frazier-Weatherspoon, 21;

James Freeman, 46;

Omar Freeman Jr., 26;

Zahir Firby, 26;

Chambrea Friday, 33;

Kevin Fulton, 64;

Alexander Gaddy, 30;

Sahmya Garcia, 20;

Brandon Garland, 32;

Kelvin Gary, 33;

Abdel Gautier, 52;

Aiah Gbessay, 28;

Lauren Gennello, 37;

Daquan Gibbs, 28;

Sufyan Gibbs, 21;

Kevin Gissendanner Jr., 39;

Gerard Vega Gonzalez, 25;

Luis Gonzalez, 21;

Samuel Goodman III, 19;

Charles Gossett, 50;

Ahmad Graham, 20;

Louis Graham, 61;

Dhamin Grant, 20;

Miles Grant, 34;

Shawn Grant Jr., 16;

Aisha Green, 42;

George Green III, 66;

Jahseir Green, 19;

Robert Green Jr., 17;

Salahhuddin Green, 47;

Steve Green, 18;

Tyler Green, 30;

Nyher Griffin, 27;

Andre Grimes Jr., 23;

Jonathan Grimes, 33;

Blake Gulledge, 21;

David Guramishvili, 30;

Dasean Guy, 21;

Sean Guyton, 18;

Devere Hall, 51;

Anthony Ham, 45;

Cyanni Hammond, 19;

Robert Hankerson, 26;

Nafee Hardy-Childs, 29;

Coty Hargett, 45;

Raheem Hargust, 36;

Yaharne Harper, 48;

Irving Harris, 49;

Malik Harris, 29;

Devon Harris-Harper, 25;

Khalil Harris-Walker, 26;

Donald Hartwell, 54;

Zaheer Hassan, 25;

Armand Hayes, 30;

Corey Hayes-Williams, 19;

Matayah Haynes, 19;

Ry-Keir Haynes, 1;

Jesus Heard, 37;

Kristopher Heard, 17;

Gage Heim, 21;

Thomas Hennessey, 55;

Gabriel Hernandez, 21;

Alberto Herrera, 57;

Rysheana Hightower, 50;

Hyram Hill, 24;

Kyle Hoffmaier, 23;

Eileen Hoggard, 58;

Melvin Hollimon, 22;

Tyrone Holloway, 26;

Hank Holloway-Bryant, 35;

Douglas Holmes, 34;

Ty Holmes, 58;

Jailene Holton, 21;

Frederick Hoskins, 53;

Stephen Hoston III, 30;

Calvin Houston, 31;

William Hughes, 61;

Lenora Hulett, 45;

Alexis Hunley, 35;

Jamal Hunt, 21;

Jerwayne Hunter, 39;

Tyree Hyden, 41;

Pablo Infante-Perez, 34;

Mehki Ingram, 16;

Sekour Islam, 25;

Dwayne Jackson, 33;

Gregory Jackson, 34;

Marcus Jackson, 31;

Marquis Jackson, 33;

Montez Jackson, 24;

Shahere Jackson-McDonald, 27;

Vincent Jackson, 36;

Simon Jacob, 20;

Abdul Jalloh, 33;

Denis Jawar, 17;

Jimmie Jenkins, 34;

Yaseem Jenkins, 3;

Tasena Jennings, 35;

Ty’jon Johns, 24;

Akeem Johnson, 28;

Antwine Johnson, 21;

Dwayne Johnson, 59;

Hasani Johnson, 43;

Ikeem Johnson, 35;

Mary Johnson, 54;

Naasire Johnson, 20;

Shakuur Johnson, 1;

Teryn Johnson, 17;

Dominique Johnson-Murray, 30;

Montes Johnson-Robinson, 41;

Bertha Johnston, 96;

Hope Jones, 3;

Kenneth Jones, 34;

Leanne Jones, 26;

Michael Jones, 35;

Nigel Jones, 26;

Nigier Jones, 23;

Quamir Jones, 25;

Quintin Jones, 31;

Tahmir Jones, 19;

Valenzia Jones, 31;

Zachariah Julye, 19;

Ramonita Jusino, 18;

Quran Justice, 26;

Marquan Kellam, 25;

Levan Kennedy, 18;

Unique Kenner, 32;

Dysaun Kershaw, 38;

Elaine King, 64;

Joshua Kinglee, 27;

Rashad Knight, 27;

Scott Knowles, 33;

Malike Lamar, 43;

James Lambert Jr., 72;

Maisah Larkin, 39;

Jerome Lawrence, 31;

Larhonda Lawrence, 42;

Stanley Lawton, 78;

John Albert Laylo, 35;

Gorjus Leatherbury, 29;

Anthony Lee, 34;

Michael Lee, 49;

Raheem Lee, 25;

Marvin Leslie, 64;

Khaleed LeSueuer, 19;

Deja Lewis, 25;

Kashian Lewis, 26;

Lovell Lewis, 29;

Makai Lewis, 19;

Xiao Lin, 59;

Eric Locke, 41;

Ashley Lockhart, 32;

Christopher Lorick, 26;

Tyeece Lovett, 21;

Reginald Lucas, 38;

Walter Lyons Jr., 27;

Samantha Maag, 31;

Devin Malcolm, 29;

Steven Maldonado, 21;

Samuel Maldonado Estrada, 47;

Eugene Mann, 31;

Renaul Martin, 34;

Terrence Matthes, 34;

Tyree Mayo, 41;

Michelle McBrearty, 67;

James McClary, 43;

Michael McClary Jr., 34;

Jameel McCoy, 42;

Michael McCray, 49;

Bryan McKie, 30;

Markeem McLeod, 23;

Benjamin McMichael Jr., 67;

Joseph McNair Sr., 42;

Latoya McNear, 29;

Dawud Meade, 21;

Pamela Merejo Medina, 21;

Frank Mendin, 32;

Phillip Miller, 49;

Kristopher Minners, 22;

Eric Monroe Sr., 27;

Carlos Montalban, 39;

Jean Montanez-Rivera, 28;

Johnathan Moore, 32;

Tahir Moore, 1;

Rayquwan Morrison, 27;

Orane Moseley, 38;

Mister-Moshe Griffin, 41;

Iyad Muhammad, 19;

Fareed Muibi, 24;

Kyle Murdock, 26;

Morton Murray, 41;

Loi Nguyen, 77;

Gabriel Nieves, 19;

Kevon Norris, 21;

Riyyad Ibn Robert Oliphant, 2;

Saleem Oliver, 30;

Sindrell Oliver, 47;

Felix Ortiz, 55;

Tracy Owens Jr., 39;

Daquan Owens-Watson, 25;

German Pagan Jr., 27;

Jason Panas, 40;

Gerald Parks, 37;

Jamel Parks, 9;

Ramir Parrish, 21;

Rahssan Patterson, 26;

Noel Pena, 34;

Kenneth Philson Jr., 37;

Robert Pinder, 42;

Dewayne Pope, 24;

Eric Pope, 41;

Ramir Porter, 29;

Jahsir Pratt, 20;

Karique Proctor, 25;

Stacey Propst, 23;

Chrichnard Prosper, 20;

Adonis Purvis, 3;

Daniel Puskas, 19;

Sarah Quickel, 31;

Alexis Quinn, 27;

Marcus Quinones, 45;

Kelvin Quintero, 25;

Margaret Radulski, 37;

Raul Ramos, 23;

Zytavia Reed, 25;

Al’Lashay Reeder, 18;

Richard Reyes, 29;

Jimmy Reynolds, 24;

Javeth Reynoso, 17;

Konyae Rice, 18;

Jabarr Richards, 20;

Tawannya Richards, 43;

Aaron Richardson, 34;

Owen Ricketts, 49;

Cornelius Riddick, 49;

Adam Rivera, 30;

Eddie Rivera, 24;

Feorz Rivera, 37;

Hector Rivera, 21;

Jose Rivera, 51;

Ryedrekis Roberts, 35;

Darrell Robinson, 30;

Rasheen Robinson, 22;

Sjon Robinson, 32;

Ameer Rodriguez, 18;

Ignacio Rodriguez Baez, 33;

Jimmy Rodriguez Jr., 23;

Jose Hidalgo Rodriguez, 33;

Andrew Rodriguez Rivera, 24;

Enyury Rodriguez Garcia, 32;

Wesley Rodwell, 20;

Nancy Roman, 50;

Jose Romero, 52;

Guymore Rookwood, Jr., 33;

Elidio Rosales, 32;

Yeireni Rosario, 22;

Aaron Ross, 18;

Juan Rubles Corona, 15;

Matthew Ruffings, 24;

Yadniel Ruiz-Nieves, 17;

Daniel Ruley, 37;

James Rushing, 58;

Curtis Russell, 46;

Eric Sampson, 33;

Espolito Sanchez Ramirez, 37;

Juancarlos Sanchez, 20;

Anthony Santangelo, 28;

Edgardo Santiago, 56;

Marc Santiago-Moyer, 24;

Angel Santos, 17;

Felix Santos Delacruz, 44;

Mikel Sass, 38;

Clarence Satterthwaite, 30;

Ricardo Scott, 42;

Shakiera Scott, 33;

Jamal Scott-Dean, 24;

Naiem Scruggs, 31;

Steven Scurry, 32;

Kareem Seawell, 40;

Roger Segal, 49;

Emad Seleman Jr., 21;

Matriya Shaw, 37;

Sante Shelton, 42;

Thomas Siderio Jr., 12;

Dorian Silva, 39;

Javier Silva, 31;

Umar Singletary, 19;

Kyle Singleton, 30;

Mark Slade, 33;

Cheyenne Smith, 13;

Damon Smith, 45;

David Smith, 55;

Eric Smith Jr., 22;

Justin Smith, 20;

Kelvin Sori, 22;

Aquil Sowell, 37;

Emmanuel Sowell, 20;

Daniel Spady Jr., 26;

Rory Stanard, 42;

Sirius Star, 34;

Andre Jamil Stewart, 52;

Omar Stewart, 36;

Steven Stewart, 42;

U’nylah Stewart-Dennis, 1;

Rykeith Sullivan, 35;

Nakir Sylvester, 19;

Fernando Tabales, 69;

Gregory Taylor, 25;

James Taylor, 29;

Shakir Taylor, 25;

Brandon Thomas, 24;

Darnell Thomas Jr., 19;

Matthew Thomas, 47;

Michael Thomas, 31;

Sincere Thomas, 16;

Byron Thompson Jr., 16;

Turay Thompson, 13;

Vincent Thornton, 30;

Ali Thorpe, 15;

Naseem Timms-Hughes, 18;

Samir Tolbert-Ponds, 18;

Sean Toomey, 15;

Jovanie Trinidad, 35;

Andre Tucker Jr., 44;

Damarcus Tucker, 35;

Daquon Tucker, 27;

David Tucker, 55;

Tyheim Tucker, 21;

Sherry Turner, 36;

Steven Turner, 62;

Thomas Tyree, 32;

Sammy Vazquez, 37;

Ana Vega, 33;

Luis Velez, 18;

Arturo Villarreal Jr., 47;

Kevin Wade Jr., 18;

Samyr Walker, 20;

Eric Watson Sr., 58;

James Watson, 69;

Nigel Watson, 25;

Tyleshia Watson, 29;

Tyre Watson, 38;

Stephon Webb, 35;

James Weikel Jr., 45;

Melvin Wells, 54;

Cecil Whaley, 59;

Christine Whitaker, 56;

Robert White, 33;

Maurice Whitehead, 47;

Tykiem Whittaker, 22;

Jeremiah Wilcox, 13;

Nelson Wilcox, 51;

Brandon Williams, 30;

Cassie Williams, 1;

Christopher Williams, 62;

Farod Williams, 32;

Marvin Williams, 28;

Jermaine Williford, 36;

David Wilson, 35;

Khalise Wilson, 27;

Sama’jh Wilson, 25;

Steven Wilson, 32;

Donte Woodard, 35;

Victor Workman, 37;

Magistue Wright, 32;

Hassan Wyatt, 22;

David Wynn, 20;

Robert Yocum, 14