CHESTNUT HILL - Philadelphia’s homicide rate is up 25 percent over last year. As city leaders and top police brass search for ways to curb the escalating and seemingly endless gun violence, a local artist is advocating for action in a different way – with an exhibit that puts a face on the startling statistics and offers some solace to grieving families."We miss him so much," Lisa Harmon, whose son was murdered, expressed. "I was afraid, in the beginning, that it was the acceptance of him no longer being with us anymore."But, now Harmon actually loves the portrait of her son, Alan."I embrace it.
His smile is awesome," she remarked.MORE HEADLINES:The 34-year-old was fatally shot in September of 2018, in Southwest Philadelphia.