'I just heard the window on my right side shatter, and when I looked at my son, John, he was bleeding,' recalled Leah Laylo.
It happened around 4 a.m. Saturday near 38th and Spruce streets. Officials say John Albert Laylo, 35, and his mother, Leah Laylo, were in an Uber on the way to Philadelphia International Airport. The pair had been in the city visiting family since June 9."I just heard the window on my right side shatter, and when I looked at my son, John, he was bleeding," she said.
John was shot in the head and died from his injuries Sunday. His mother was injured by glass fragments. The 35-year-old victim is described as a well-respected attorney in the Philippine capital of Manila. But his mother remembers him as a smart, kind young man, who had a heart for helping people.
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