Ranny Thon (pictured) was a peacemaker who was trying to calm an angry man when he was shot and killed early Saturday in South Philadelphia, relatives said yesterday.
The man killed Thon, 24, and wounded three relatives: a 22-year-old man who was shot in the shoulder; a 24-year-old man who was shot in the thigh and back; and a 17-year-old female cousin, who was grazed in the stomach, police said.
Yesterday, the 17-year-old cousin was sitting on the front steps of a house on 8th Street, near Moyamensing Avenue, with relatives and friends. The young woman, who asked that her name not be used, translated for Thon's mother, who came to this country from Cambodia and spoke Khmer, when she appeared briefly at the front door.
"She said to let everyone know, 'I miss him and I love him very much and I feel like I am going crazy because my son died,' " the young woman said.
Thon and his relatives were shot as they stood outside Thon's aunt's house. The girl said she believed the shooter was also Cambodian. She said Thon and his siblings were born in the United States.
No arrests had been made as of last night.
The relatives kept candles burning at a sidewalk memorial that included incense, a bowl of noodles, a cup of beer and a white plastic chair filled with stuffed animals and a picture of Thon.
The 17-year-old cousin said Thon had tried to intervene when a man came by about 2:30 a.m. and began arguing with a couple who were out on the sidewalk with her male relatives.
The man left the block for about 10 minutes and when he returned, "he got mad because the guy he was arguing with had gone," the 17-year-old said.
As Thon tried to calm the man down, the gunman started shooting. Her three male relatives were shot outside and the teenager as she stood just inside the front door. "I just screamed and started crying," the girl said. "I didn't know I was hit until I got inside."
Yesterday, the 17-year-old cousin was sitting on the front steps of a house on 8th Street, near Moyamensing Avenue, with relatives and friends. The young woman, who asked that her name not be used, translated for Thon's mother, who came to this country from Cambodia and spoke Khmer, when she appeared briefly at the front door.
"She said to let everyone know, 'I miss him and I love him very much and I feel like I am going crazy because my son died,' " the young woman said.
Thon and his relatives were shot as they stood outside Thon's aunt's house. The girl said she believed the shooter was also Cambodian. She said Thon and his siblings were born in the United States.
No arrests had been made as of last night.
The relatives kept candles burning at a sidewalk memorial that included incense, a bowl of noodles, a cup of beer and a white plastic chair filled with stuffed animals and a picture of Thon.
The 17-year-old cousin said Thon had tried to intervene when a man came by about 2:30 a.m. and began arguing with a couple who were out on the sidewalk with her male relatives.
The man left the block for about 10 minutes and when he returned, "he got mad because the guy he was arguing with had gone," the 17-year-old said.
As Thon tried to calm the man down, the gunman started shooting. Her three male relatives were shot outside and the teenager as she stood just inside the front door. "I just screamed and started crying," the girl said. "I didn't know I was hit until I got inside."
6 comments:
Good! more thugs off the street. Good people do not hang outside in group at 2:30AM. 7th and 8th Street in South Philadelphia are bunch of intelectual animals. This is not new there. It has happen so often over the years. The Khmer people there are pathetic! They made Khmer in general look bad.
Who are you to judge you pathetic moron. Just because he was hanging out around 2:30 am on a weekend, doesn't mean he was a thug or someone bad. He was just acting as a 24 year old and hanging out with his friends on a weekend. I agree that 7th and 8th street in South Philly has a history of violence but you cannot judge all others that live in the area. Since you have negative thoughts about S. Philly Khmer people, why don't you go shout it out where the real thugs are so they can whoop your a$$.
His mother said he is a peace-maker. The important thing is this guy is hanging out in his front yard. He didn't go out and commit crimes. People have the rights to hang out at their house at that time. We should condemn the killers because they deliberately shot at him and his group so they are the real criminals.
1:45AM and 8:05AM, This idiot and his clan was not just simple people standing in front of the hous at 2:30AM. They were drinking night after night not just weekend night. Them 7th and 8th Street youngsters are low life scumbag. It is good that they are now forever off the street. They are the menace to the society.
first of all i know him personally.. who the hell are you to judge someone just by where they live. who the hell are you to judge him as a person. you dont fucking know him so keep ur fucking comments to your fucking self! He was a really good guy. He kept his peace. He was hanging at his family's house for goodness sake. so what if they hang out at least he wasn't out there selling drugs or committing crimes. May he rest and peace and away from all of you ignorant people who don't even know him at all!
Who the F do you think you are judging someone? Death in general is a serious and sad thing. I met this amazing man before the tragedy and he is nothing what you guys assume him to be. He is compassionate and loyal to his friends and family. I wish there were more people out there like him reppin Philly. 7th and 8th street isn't bad at all, it's the people that shot my dear friend that makes that area so bad...You don't know how much my family and his family is hurting over this loss. So before you open your mouth to talk down on someone and call someone "intelectual animals" i suggest you hit SPELL CHECK or grab a dictionary you ignorant CUNT.
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