The Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit has arrested and charged a suspect in connection with the fatal assault of a 45-year-old woman that occurred early Sunday morning in the city’s 22nd District.
On Sunday, June 7, 2026, at approximately 6:15 a.m., district officers responded to a radio call for a “Hospital Case” in a rear alley on the 2700 block of N. Opal Street, where medical personnel were already on the scene. Upon arrival, officers discovered the victim, identified as local resident Keisha Furlow, lying on the ground suffering from severe facial lacerations. Investigators recovered two bloodied bricks near her body, which are believed to have been used in the attack. Furlow was pronounced deceased at the scene by medics at 6:14 a.m.
Following an investigation and assistance from the public, Highway Patrol officers apprehended 30-year-old Dawaun Lewis on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in the area of 2100 Girard Avenue. Lewis matched the physical description of a “Person of Interest” detailed in a wanted release distributed by police on June 9. Lewis, a resident of the 2100 block of W. Girard Avenue, has been formally charged with murder, robbery, and related offenses.
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