Police: Father Used 11-Month-Old Son As Human Shield In North Philadelphia Shooting That Left Baby C

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Police: Father Used 11-Month-Old Son As Human Shield In North Philadelphia Shooting That Left Baby Critically Injured
By CBS3 Staff
November 12, 2019 at 11:15 pm

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Authorities say the father of an 11-month-old boy who was critically injured in a shooting used the baby as a human shield while trying to buy drugs with counterfeit cash. That baby, Yaseem Jenkins, remains in critical condition after last month’s shooting North Philadelphia.

Nafes Monroe, 25, was arrested over the weekend and charged with recklessly endangering another person, and endangering the welfare of a child.

“He was using counterfeit money to purchase drugs knowing that counterfeit money is very upsetting to drug dealers, and when they find out they’re being burned with counterfeit money, they act violently,” said Anthony Voci, Homicide Unit Chief with the District Attorney’s Office.

The alleged shooter, 29-year-old Francisco Ortiz, is charged with attempted murder.

Police say there’s a connection between Ortiz and the deadly shooting of 2-year-old Nikolette Rivera.

Police say the gun used to kill Rivera was given to the suspects in that case by Ortiz.

 

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3-Year-Old Yaseem Jenkins Dies After Surviving 2019 Shooting Where Authorities Say Father Used Him As Human Shield

"We have reason to believe the cause of death is his original injury from the shooting," District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Thursday afternoon.

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3-Year-Old Yaseem Jenkins Dies After Surviving 2019 Shooting Where Authorities Say Father Used Him As Human Shield​

By CBS3 StaffApril 21, 2022 at 3:36 pm



PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Three-year-old Yaseem Jenkins, who survived a shooting in 2019, died on Tuesday, District Attorney Larry Krasner said Thursday afternoon. Krasner says his office is awaiting the medical examiner’s report on the cause of death.
“We have reason to believe the cause of death is his original injury from the shooting,” Krasner said.

Jenkins’ was just 11-months-old at the time of the shooting, which left him in critical condition. Authorities say his father, Nafes Monroe, used him as a human shield while trying to buy drugs with counterfeit cash in North Philadelphia.

Monroe was arrested and charged with recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of a child.
The alleged shooter, 29-year-old Francisco Ortiz, is charged with attempted murder. Krasner says his office is prepared for separate trials for Ortiz and if Jenkins’ death is deemed a result of his injuries sustained in the shooting additional charges including murder could be filed.
Ortiz is also connected to the 2019 deadly shooting of 2-year-old Nikolette Rivera. Police say the gun used to kill Rivera was given to the suspects in that case by Ortiz.