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Jun 13, 2022 · Robert Yocum Jr., 14, was shot in the chest while sitting on the porch of his home on Friday afternoon. His father, also named Robert Yocum, spoke out against the gun violence and the loss of his son.
Jun 12, 2022 · Robert Yocum III was identified Saturday by police and family members as the 14-year-old who was killed Friday afternoon in a drive-by shooting in Northeast Philadelphia’s Summerdale section.
Robin Yocum is the Edgar-nominated author known for his fiction set in the Ohio River Valley. His latest novel, The Sacrifice of Lester Yates, was released in 2021 by Arcade CrimeWise and was a finalist for the Dashiell Hammett Award for excellence in crime writing.
Robert Yocum is known for Monstrous (2022), Don't Kill It (2016) and Incident at Devils Den: A True Story, by Terry Lovelace.
Jun 13, 2022 · PHILADELPHIA ( KYW) -- The family of an 8th grader killed in a drive-by shooting is pleading for an end to the violence. It happened in Philadelphia’s Summerdale neighborhood Friday afternoon. “He didn’t deserve this at all,” Robert Yocum Jr. said. Yocum Jr. was supposed to attend his son’s 8th grade graduation on Friday.
Jun 11, 2022 · Police tell CBS3 the 14-year-old boy killed has been identified as Robert Yoccum Jr. Police say the teens were sitting on a porch when they were shot.
At 3:49 p.m., Philadelphia Police officers responded to the scene and found Robert Yocum suffering from a gunshot wound. Medical personnel transported Robert to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.
