Loved ones are mourning a great grandfather who was found stabbed to death inside the West Philadelphia home he had lived in for decades.
Family members say a relative found 85-year-old Willie Cooper unresponsive inside his home on the 5300 block of Addison Street at 2:33 p.m. Tuesday. He was suffering from multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead by responding medics at 3 p.m.
No arrests have been made and a weapon has not been recovered.
Police say there were signs of force at Cooper's home, but it's unclear if it was forced entry or forced exit.
Cooper was a popular figure in his neighborhood who had lived on the block for at least 40 years. He also lived alone in his home. Family members say Cooper knew everyone in the neighborhood and don't understand why he would be a target.
"He was a good man," said Cooper's relative Arnetta Archer Minto. "He helped everybody on the block. Whoever did this needs to be caught. My cousin never hurt nobody."
If you have any information on the incident, please call Philadelphia Police.
