On August 19, 2013, 18-year-old Frank Perkins of Chester, Pennsylvania, was shot in the back and killed while walking up a pathway to the Chester Apartments. He and 22-year-old David Colon Jr. were both struck in the same attack; their injuries proved fatal. Frank’s passing was announced in an obituary in the Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times, and his funeral was held September 3, 2013, at St. Luke’s Christian Community Church in Chester. He was buried at Lawn Croft Cemetery in Linwood, Pennsylvania.

No arrests or suspects have been named in connection with the slayings, and the motive remains unknown. If anyone knew Frank, David Colon Jr., the route to the Chester Apartments on that evening, or has information about who was responsible, please come forward. How can this community help bring answers to their families?