A rally to end the scourge of gun violence in Philadelphia was held Tuesday, and called special attention to the shooting death of 15-year-old Sean Toomey.
Police say Toomey was shot in the head outside his family’s home in Wissinoming on March 24. He later died from his injuries at the hospital.
Investigators originally said that Sean was hit by stray gunfire, but law enforcement sources told FOX 29's Kelly Rule that theySources said Sean was unloading water from his father's car when two men approached him and tried to steal the car. Sources also say investigators believed that the same two suspects attempted to carjack a woman as she attempted to park in the apartment complex across the street.
"I'm still standing in front of you, but I'm not the man I used to be, there’s a big part of me that's missing," John Toomey said at Tuesday's rally. John previously told FOX 29 that he thought the gunshots that stole his son's young life were fireworks. When Sean didn't return inside, John beacame concerned.
"I went outside and saw him lying in my neighbors' lawn," John said. "He was moaning, there was blood on his head and I couldn’t revive him." Police have released photos of two suspects wanted in connection with the murder of Sean Toomey. The 15-year-old victim was retrieving a case water from his family's car when he was shot and killed in front of his Philadelphia home.
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