Remembering Leonard Phillips

Normally, we post a photo at the end of each day, something that is usually light-hearted or interesting.

Today, however, our hearts are incredibly heavy after learning that our neighbor, Leonard Phillips, died after being shot during a home invasion that happened at 379 Rugby Road this morning.

If anyone has remembrances of Leonard, we invite you to share them here. You can comment below, or email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com and we’ll post them to the blog.

Additionally, while we were at the crime scene today, a number of people, including Councilman Mathieu Eugene, mentioned starting a civilian patrol in the area. What do you think of that idea? How can we make our neighborhood safer?

Everyone at Ditmas Park Corner is thinking of the Phillips family, and we will let you know if there’s anything neighbors can do to help them as soon as we find out.