Felipe L. Morales was 20 when he was fatally shot in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the early morning hours of June 15, 2020. The incident began with an altercation inside Santa Rita Grocery Store at 11th and Cotton streets between Morales and 23-year-old Joshua J. Figueroa, and continued outside the store. As Morales tried to flee, he was shot in the back. An SUV was reported to have veered onto the sidewalk in front of Morales and his companion as they attempted to escape.

First responders found Morales with a gunshot wound and he was taken to Reading Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later. Security camera footage and witness interviews led investigators to identify the two men; both were taken into custody and charged with third-degree murder. Figueroa was the shooter and Giovanni Leandry-Morales was accused of supplying the weapon and driving the getaway vehicle.

Does anyone have information about Felipe’s life in Reading, or recall the neighborhood around 11th and Cotton on June 15, 2020?