Haitian Poet and Journalist Schultz Laurent Junior Killed in Philadelphia

Schultz Laurent Junior, 51 years old — teacher, journalist, poet, and contributor to Le Nouvelliste — who had recently immigrated to the United States, was stabbed to death on Wadsworth Avenue, in the Cedarbrook neighborhood of East Mount Airy, Philadelphia, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, according to reports.

The incident occurred around 7:23 a.m. in the 1500 block of Wadsworth Avenue. He was taken to the nearest hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 8:21 a.m., reported NBC 10 Philadelphia, citing pol