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Emergency community meeting held after fatal shooting of 7-year-old boy in West Philly
WEST PHILADELPHIA - A community in pain, feeling helpless and looking for answers. Residents on Simpson Street in West Philly came out for an emergency meeting city officials called in response to 7-year-old Zamar Jones being shot as he played on his porch last weekend. "Black Lives Matter has to happen on Simpson Street," said City Councilman Curtis Jones. Resident Shainee Minor is grateful for the many anti-violence agencies that came out and brought resources. "It means a lot because y'all care and we don't think nobody care," she said. But what Minor really wants is to see the men in her community support and protect their families. "Not getting into street beefs, not selling drugs, but being a man," she said.