South Philadelphia man copes with past trauma by helping others [phillytrib.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 1/5/214:00 AM

By Kayla Johnson Brie Zeltner, The Philadelphia Tribune, January 2, 2021

Before he was out of his teens, Waltkeem Jenkins had been jumped and shot at and was diagnosed with depression.

At the age of 19, Jenkins, now 23, missed a bus he usually took to get home after performing music at an open mic night at a theater in Germantown. While walking home, alone and in the dark, he noticed a group of men following him. After turning and confronting them, one of the men pulled a gun and pointed it at Jenkins’ head. Jenkins dared the man to shoot.

“Which I knew was a stupid thing to do,” he said. “But I didn’t care.” He then walked away, only to hear a gunshot fired towards him. Fortunately, he was unhurt.

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