19-year-old killed in Southwest Philadelphia, police say suspect stole 2 bikes

The Brief

  • A 19-year-old man was shot and killed in Southwest Philadelphia overnight while walking home from school, according to police.
  • Russell Williams Jr. was on his way home from All-State Career School, where he was studying for his commercial driver’s license, his parents said.
  • Surveillance video shows Williams walking with his backpack on Dicks Avenue, toward 66th Street, when a man on a bike approached from behind.

PHILADELPHIA A 19-year-old man, identified by his family as Russell Williams Jr., was shot and killed in Southwest Philadelphia overnight while walking home from school, according to police.

What we know:

Williams was on his way home from All-State Career School, where he was studying for his commercial driver’s license, his parents told FOX 29.

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