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the funeral services.
Ramsey and 50 police cadets
along with more than 400
mourners made their tearful
farewells on Monday morning to
the two friends who were callously
shot execution-style by
two other young African-
American males who detectives
have called “pure evil.”
Homicide detectives said the
double murders weren’t even a
case of mistaken identity — the
shooters knew they had the
wrong people but they didn’t
care and killed their victims
anyway.
“At this point, what we know
is that these two individuals
were having a beef with another
group in the neighborhood,”
said Capt. James Clark of the
Homicide Unit. “.. at first they
think they’re individuals they’re
beefing with. As the defendants
run up upon them, they find out
they are not the individuals
they’re having problems with
and even with that information,
they still chose to shoot both of
them in the head anyway.”
On April 19, Lewis and Smith
were fatally shot as they walked
north in the vicinity of 29th and
Morris streets.
“No prior contact with the law,
never been in any trouble, they
both were like really good kids,”
Clark said. “They were not the
intended targets. The individuals
that did this had no sense of
human life, to come up from
behind them and just fire into
the back of their heads for no
reason.”
Early Sunday morning on
April 26, law enforcement officers
caught up with their alleged
killers, identified as 16-year-old
Anthony Satchell, of the 2600
block of Dickinson Street, and
Derek Barnes, 19, of the 1500
block of South Bailey Street.
Both of the suspects were
arrested at home around 6:30
a.m. and Satchell was
restrained with the handcuffs
belonging to Lewis. The suspects
have been charged with
murder, criminal conspiracy,
weapons offenses and related
charges. They are being held
without bail and both have a
history of past arrests.
Clark said that neither
Satchell nor Barnes have
showed any remorse or displayed
any conscience over the
lives they are accused of taking
and characterized the defendants
as “pure evil.”
Unlike many murder investigations
where police have to
work through communities that
remain silent about what they
saw, this case was different.
According to Clark, the task
force investigating the double
homicide was able to make the
arrests so quickly because the
community came forward with
numerous tips.
Residents of the community
said the neighborhood has been
the scene of a violent on-going
dispute between rival gangs
from 27th Street and 31st
Street.
“During the week, this task
force worked very hard to identify
the shooters. The neighborhood
was really good at coming
out and contacting us,” Clark
said. “We received several leads
that obviously this task force
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 • Page 5-A
Museums meet to discuss relevance
Nancy Kolb, president and CEO of The Please Touch Museum on Monday.
The casket for Dominique R. Smith is being carried outside the
church after the funeral on Monday.
Sharon Smith, mother of Dominique R. Smith, leaves the funeral
for her son on Monday.
2009 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS
— PHOTO BY ABDUL SULAYMAN/TRIBUNE STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Funeral
From Page 1A
Bobbi Booker
Tribune Staff Writer
More than 6,000 museum
professionals from around the
globe are expected to convene in
Philadelphia this week for the
2009 American Association of
Museums (AAM) Conference.
As the host city for AAM’s
103rd annual Meeting, the
Philadelphia region’s 55 museums
will host their first
Museum Week.
During Museum Week, April
27 to May 3, more than 50
regional museums will offer not
just incredible arrays of exhibits
and collections, but, for one
week only, special discounts on
admission, shopping and other
amenities.
“We’re inviting the public to
take part in a region-wide celebration
of Philadelphia’s arts
and culture community,” said
Nancy Kolb, CEO/president
Please Touch Museum. “We are
more than cheese steaks, soft
pretzels and Rocky Balboa.”
“The Museum Experiment” is
the theme of the expo that will
explore ways for museums to
stay relevant and responsive in
Anthony
Satchell
Derek
Barnes
today’s society.
“Museums are a vital part of
our community fabric,” said
Peggy Amsterdam, president of
the Greater Philadelphia
Cultural Alliance. “Preserving
and celebrating our art, history
and heritage is crucial to understanding
our humanity. Here in
greater Philadelphia, museums
have not only been a part of our
collective lives, but also a part of
our economic importance in the
region.”
In 2007, the King Tut exhibit
at the Franklin brought over
$150 million to the Philadelphia
region.
“Museum attendees spend
$179 annually above and
beyond the cost of their admission,
$65 million for meals and
$48 million for hotel lodging,”
said Dennis Wint, CEO/president
of The Franklin. “The direct
and the in-direct impact is $361
million on an annual basis.”
“Technology and instant communication
have shrunk the
globe, yet all of our distinctive
cultures which make up our
world seem less likely to understand
each other than ever
before,” explained Gail Harrity,
Interim CEO Philadelphia
Museum of Art. “Regional,
national, ethnic and religious
conflicts make borders and
boundaries sharp, but museums
embrace the heritage of
many diverse cultures. They
offer deep lessons in cross-cultural
understanding. Allowing
not only people to understand,
but fully appreciate and ultimately
celebrate the rich diversity
of our community.”
Exhibitions of note on view
during Museum Week include,
“Cezanne and Beyond” at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
“Galileo, Medici and the Age of
Astronomy” at the Franklin,
“Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past
and Present of the Lenape in
Pennsylvania” at the Penn
Museum, “Pathways to
Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El
Saturn & Chicago’s Afro-
Futurist Underground, 1954-
68” at the Institute of
Contemporary Art and “America
I Am: The African American
Imprint” at the National
Constitution Center. For more
information, visit
www.Phillyfunguide.com/muse
umweek.
The casket for Harvey Lewis is being carried outside the church
after the funeral on Monday.
did a really good job of tracking
down and making the arrests.”
Lewis and Smith are just the
latest victims of the urban
street war and have been called
two good kids and were at the
wrong place at the wrong time.
“He was just a really good
kid,” said Cpl. Bryan Doyle of
Lewis. “The kids in this program
(Police Explorers) work
hard, they go to school five
days a week and on Saturday
they’re here studying and training.
Lewis was here every
Saturday; he was committed to
making a difference in his life
and the lives of others.”