Parents Of Joshua Soto, Promising Young Ice Dancer Killed In Philadelphia Double Shooting, Open Up About Tragic Loss – CBS Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There are new particulars in a double capturing that claimed the lifetime of an 18-year-old man in Philadelphia. The sufferer was a rising star in ice dancing. His household is simply speaking to Eyewitness Information about his huge desires and the influence he had on his neighborhood.

Police say they did make one arrest on this case, however because the investigation continues, his household remains to be in shock.

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“When it got here all the way down to lighting somebody’s life up and making somebody glad, there was Joshua,” his mom mentioned.

That’s Joshua Soto, an 18-year-old nationwide junior ice dancer with desires of being within the Olympics.

Simply miles from house, Joshua’s life was lower brief Saturday, when he was shot and killed when he went to pick up a friend.

Joshua’s mother and father inform Eyewitness Information that police instructed them their son was on the flawed place on the flawed time.

“It’s onerous, I simply consider my son was positioned on this earth for a objective and God mentioned, ‘I wish to take him house,’” his mom mentioned.

“It’s so troublesome to have somebody snatched away,” his father mentioned. “He was our reward and it was taken away.”

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His mother and father and associates say Joshua was variety, his smile was contagious and he was a perfectionist on and off the ice.

“When he fell on the ice or something like that, he would brush it off and say, ‘I’m going to do higher, I wish to do higher, I wish to be this nationwide competitor from the neighborhood,’” his dad mentioned.

Joshua had a ardour to offer again and his mother and father know he touched so many.

“Simply to know our son has impacted so many lives, it simply offers me a way of peace,” his mother mentioned.

“It was a mindless act, however we consider wholeheartedly that there’s a motive and his work is just not completed and it’s simply going to start,” his dad mentioned.

Joshua was set to attend West Chester College in January. His mother and father say they’re grateful for all the assist they’ve acquired.

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There’s a GoFundMe set up for Soto’s household.