The victim of a fatal stabbing in West Philadelphia last week is being remembered as a dedicated colleague and a loving father.
Philadelphia police say Souleymane Magassouba was stabbed last Friday morning, around 5:30 a.m., at the Exxon gas station on the 200 block of N. 63rd Street in West Philadelphia.
Police said Magassouba was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he died.
“I couldn’t sleep for days,” an emotional Justin Sherlock told Action News on Thursday afternoon. “I still suffer going to sleep. He’s on my mind every night.”
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For the past three and a half years, Sherlock had worked with Magassouba at a parking garage near Washington Square.
Sherlock described 31-year-old Magassouba as a great friend and co-worker. Most importantly, he said Magassouba was a loving father to his young daughter.
“At the end of the day, he came home to his daughter, provided for his daughter, and made sure his daughter was fine,” Sherlock explained.