One of two suspected gunmen in the North Philly slaying of Seitu Harris has been convicted, officials said.
When officials announced a conviction in the slaying of Seitu Harris, his sister remembered her little brother as a good person who loved to sing, wanted to start his own business and taught her children to play piano-- spent time on Tuesday morning remembering a man who had a powerful singing voice, in discussing the conviction of one of the gunmen charged in his slaying.
According to Benavides-Sexton, the shooting happened, near the intersection of Watts Street and Girard Avenue when an unprovoked Davis exchanged words with Harris, who was"not bothering anyone" before the altercation.After some words were exchanged, she said, Harris entered a nearby store and on his way back outside, he produced a handgun and tried to shoot Harris in the head -- but Harris swatted the gun away.
Shortly after that, Benavides-Sexton said, Gonzalez produced a weapon as well and they both fire a total of eight times at Harris, striking him in the head and stomach, killing him.An investigation, she said, uncovered online videos and photos that Davis and Gonzalez had posted of themselves wearing the same clothing that they wore at the time of this shooting.
"He was just a human person and somebody took his life because of their own anger," his sister said."My brother was a good person."
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