The room was filled with sobs and sniffles as the mother of Rasheed Born turned to the family of Semaj Cherry, giving a tearful and heartfelt apology for what her then 16-year-old son did on Nov. 7, 2022 — robbed and shot 21-year-old Cherry 11 times as he rode on the Broad Street Line, near the Fairmount stop, to get a second job to help his family.

KYW's crime and justice reporter Kristen Johanson was at the emotional hearing Friday morning. 

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