It was a bittersweet evening, as police from the 19th District in West Philadelphia held a prayer walk for 17-year-old Sandrea Williams, and her sister Dashana Harvey went to her senior prom.
Nadia Syblis , the mother of homicide victim Sandrea Williams, takes part in a prayer walk on Thursday in West Philadelphia. At right is Williams’ aunt Yasheca Rhoden. At left is Ronald Ryan of Town Watch Integrated Services. Behind them are Williams’ aunt Naisha Rhoden and grandmother Hyacinth Douglas .Singing and pleading to Jesus, accompanied by police and West Philadelphia residents, they walked in prayer in memory of the teen who was fatally shot two weeks ago.
About 75 people participated in the solemn walk that started about 6 p.m. at Vine and Daggett Streets and ended several blocks away in front of Syblis' Simpson Street home, near the shooting location."Make sure somebody speaks up about what happened," added State Rep. Morgan Cephas . Ryan — who is not related to Ronald Ryan — has said that police believe the shooting was motivated by"some manner of petty neighborhood dispute," but declined to elaborate.
"For the family, … despite dealing with a very difficult time in their lives, the family bond is strengthening them," said Jackson."And they are celebrating the life of both of their children through this process."
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