A funeral is set for a community organizer who was found shot to death inside her West Philadelphia home.
A closed casket memorial for Winifred "Winnie" Harris will take place at the Christ Community Church of Philadelphia on 4017 Chestnut Street at 9 a.m. Monday. A funeral service will then take place at the church at 10 a.m.
The funeral will be followed by a burial at the West Laurel Hill Cemetery on 215 Belmont Avenue in Bala Cynwyd.
A candlelight vigil was also held for Harris, 65, outside her home Saturday on the 300 block of N. Holley Street.
Harris was found unresponsive in her second floor bedroom back on February 3 shortly after 8:20 p.m. Police say Harris was suffering from several gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
No arrests have been made. Police continue to investigate.
"It really disturbs me that she lost her life this way," said Elizabeth Waring, Harris' longtime friend.
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Harris was the acting executive director and volunteer coordinator for UC Green, a program that provides maintenance to around 500 trees and public spaces throughout Philadelphia.
"There was nothing that she didn't think she could do," said Harris' nephew Emmanuel Harris. "And everything she thought she could do she did, and she accomplished it. She did it amazingly."
Harris is survived by a daughter and grandchild. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in her murder.
If you have any information on Harris' death, please call Philadelphia police.
