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The uncle of a young woman shot dead in a Philadelphia bar after a man got upset that the pool table was occupied, said the city has become the ‘Wild West’.

James Holton shared his frustration at the ‘reckless shooting’ in Philly after his niece Jailene Holton, who had just recently turned 21, was shot in Philly Bar and Grill on Tuesday night. 

‘When are people going to get fed up with this reckless shooting in the city?’ James asked. ‘Nobody does nothing. They get a mouthpiece for 20 seconds on TV and that’s it and everybody’s running around like the Wild West out here. I mean cowards!’

He said that his niece was a ‘good kid’ who rarely went out but had agreed to join her friends. 

‘She usually worked and went home,’ James told Fox 29. ‘I mean she didn’t go out often. They were only going to be here about 15 [to] 20 minutes and that’s when the altercation broke out.’

Holton was the group’s designated driver and was corralled by friends who told her: ‘You’re 21 now, you got to get out,’ according to Fox 29 Philadelphia

The group reportedly stopped at a Topgolf location before ending up at the bar, which hosts a pool tournament on Tuesday evenings using its single billiards table. 

The man, who has not been identified, came in with two friends and reportedly grew irritated that other pool players were occupying the table, according to Fox 29. The bouncer kicked the man and his friends out just after 11:30pm. 

She was at the bar after stopping at a Topgolf location when the man and his friends entered the bar to play pool. The table was occupied as the bar hosts a pool tournament on Tuesdays and the man became enraged and was escorted out of the bar

 She was at the bar after stopping at a Topgolf location when the man and his friends entered the bar to play pool. The table was occupied as the bar hosts a pool tournament on Tuesdays and the man became enraged and was escorted out of the bar

Holton was at the back of the bar with other patrons when the man began shooting from the parking lot, about 200 feet away from the bar

Holton was at the back of the bar with other patrons when the man began shooting from the parking lot, about 200 feet away from the bar

Once outside, the man allegedly fired 15 shots toward the building from the parking lot, which is at least 200 feet away, before fleeing in a dark-colored pickup truck. Ten bullets hit the outside of the building, and five punctured the glass windows. 

One of those bullets hit Holton, who was standing with other patrons in the back of the bar. 

She was the only person hit by a bullet in the shooting. One other patron, a man, was injured from the broken glass and was treated. 

Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said they found Holton ‘unresponsive’ and ‘suffering from a gunshot wound to the head,’ according to the Daily Beast

She was rushed to the hospital, where doctors performed an emergency surgery, but she eventually succumbed to her injuries around 4am, according to the Daily Beast. 

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Holton’s mother, who was not named, told Fox 29 that the hardest part was that Holton ‘never goes out.’ 

Her uncle, James Holton, recalled being shocked upon hearing the news.

‘I’m on my way home from work and I get the call and I’m like: ‘What do you mean she’s been shot?” he told CBS Philadelphia. ‘She was a good kid. She worked and was home a lot. She wasn’t a street person and didn’t go out often. She stood to herself.’

The shooting took place outside of the Philly Bar and Restaurant around 11.30pm

The shooting took place outside of the Philly Bar and Restaurant around 11.30pm

The man fired 15 shots, with 10 hitting the building and five hitting the glass windows. Holton was the only person hit by a bullet in the shooting

The man fired 15 shots, with 10 hitting the building and five hitting the glass windows. Holton was the only person hit by a bullet in the shooting

Holton’s uncle also slammed the city, calling it the ‘wild west’ as it continues to be doused in gun violence. The city has seen more than 250 homicides already this year.

Last year, the city recorded the worst ever homicide rate with 562 in a year.  

‘When are people going to get fed up with this reckless shooting in this city?’ James questioned during an interview with Fox 29. ‘[The shooters] get a mouthpiece for 20 seconds on TV and that’s it. Everybody is running around like it’s the wild west out here, cowards shooting at a bar from 100 feet away or more.

‘Someone goes out for 10 or 15 minutes and they’re dead,’ he said dejectedly. ‘How is that fair? How many children have to die for people to say enough is enough?’ 

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He also told the outlet that Mayor Larry Krasner needs to ‘stop handcuffing’ police and for authorities to ‘stop coddling these criminals and hold people accountable.’ 

A GoFundMe has been set up by the family to help cover funeral expenses. 

‘On June 28th our Jailene was an innocent bystander caught in the middle of another senseless act of violence in the city,’ reads the page.

‘Jailene was a young, bright and beautiful young woman with her whole life to look forward to.’

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