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Robert Bobby Yocum III, a 14-year-old from Philadelphia, was killed on June 10, 2022, while sitting on the front porch of his home in the Summerdale section. It was just before 4 p.m., when a blue car, described by police as possibly a Chevy, slowed as it passed; witnesses said a gun was seen protruding from a partly opened window before shots were fired toward a group of more than a dozen young people gathered near the porch. Bobby was struck in the chest and died after being taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center. A 15-year-old girl was also shot in the right eye and survived in stable condition.

Neighbors remembered Bobby as helpful and well liked. His obituary identified him as Robert John Yocum III, born December 11, 2007, and said he was loved by his father, siblings, grandparents, extended family, and friends. Police described the incident as a drive-by shooting and said they had no clear motive; no arrests were reported in the immediate aftermath and the case was listed as unsolved.

Does anyone who lived in or near the 800 block of Bridge Street that afternoon have information that could help investigators?