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22-year old, Hanef Wilkins, and 21-year old, Yameen Mofield, were both convicted of third degree murder in connection to the shooting death of 15-year old, Rasul Benson, at a Gulf Gas Station in South Philadelphia in 2018.
On Thursday Oct. 4 2018, Benson and two friends pulled into the gas station located at 25th Street & Passyunk Avenue when another car pulled up, and a person with a gun began chasing one of Benson’s friends. At trial, surveillance video reportedly showed a second shooter who fired from the backseat of the car that had pulled into the gas station. All three boys were hit by gunfire. At least 16 shots were fired at the scene.
A report from the Philly Voice said Common Pleas Court Judge, Charles Ehrlich, sentenced the pair on Friday. Mofield and Gaskins were reportedly part of a large investigation run by the DA’s Gun Violence Task Force.
According to the DA’s GVTA, the defendants are part of a deadly conflict between groups affiliated with 31st Street, 27th Street, and Wilson Park.
“Practically five years since young Rasul Benson was ripped from the Earth and away from his future, the Philadelphia Criminal Courts delivered a measure of justice to his still-grieving, forever traumatized family”, said GVTA Chief, William Fritze.
Judge Ehrilch sentenced the pair to 45-90 years in prison.
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