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 just speaking to Eyewitness Information about his large 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 continues 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 blissful, 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 reduce quick Saturday, when he was shot and killed when he went to pick up a friend.

Joshua’s dad and mom inform Eyewitness Information that police advised them their son was on the flawed place on the flawed time.

“It’s laborious, I simply consider my son was positioned on this earth for a function 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 present and it was taken away.”

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His dad and mom and associates say Joshua was form, 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 dad and mom 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 purpose and his work is just not achieved and it’s simply going to start,” his dad mentioned.

Joshua was set to attend West Chester College in January. His dad and mom say they’re grateful for the entire assist they’ve obtained.

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