Vigil held for triple stabbing victim in Southwest Philadelphia

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A prayer vigil was held Thursday night near the scene of a stabbing spree that left one man dead and two injured last week in Southwest Philadelphia.

State Rep. Joanna McClinton and community activist Paul Moore led the vigil.

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It took place on the same block where a man with a lengthy criminal history stabbed three strangers, fatally injuring one.

People who attended the vigil called for an end to violence, and prayed the victim's family finds peace.