Please note that the following information is preliminary and subject to change as the investigation continues.
On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at approximately 7:14am, two 18th District Philadelphia Police Officers responded to a radio call for a person with a weapon and a report of a family being held hostage on the 5400 block of Webster Street. Preliminary investigation indicates the 911 call originated from a phone registered to the decedent.
Upon arrival, the uniformed officers observed a male (later identified as the decedent) on the front porch of a residence. The officers, Officer #1 and Officer A, exited their RPC, at which point the male brandished a firearm, and raised the handgun in their direction. The officers took cover and issued multiple commands for the male to drop the weapon. The male discharged one round from his weapon. At that point officer #1 discharged her service weapon one time, striking the male.
Officers approached the male, secured the firearm, and immediately transported him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased at 7:33 a.m.
No officers or additional civilians were injured during the incident.
Body-worn cameras were activated and captured portions of the encounter.
The decedent’s firearm, a Taurus revolver, was recovered at the scene.
This incident is under active investigation by the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Unit (OISI), The PPD’s Internal Affairs Division (IAD), and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO).
Per department policy, Officer #1 has been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of the investigations.
Officer #1: 26/W/F assigned to the 18th District
Decedent: Anthony McKinley, 75/B/M
Note: Officer A is an officer who was on location during the incident, but did not discharge her firearm.
On April 7, 2026 at approximately 6:20 p.m., officers from the 18th District responded to a report of a triple shooting in the area of 60th and Market streets. Upon arrival, officers located three victims. An adult female was transported by police to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where she was pronounced deceased at 6:41 p.m. Police also transported a second adult female to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and she is currently listed in stable condition. An adult male was transported to the same hospital and is listed in stable condition.
At this time, there is no known motive, and no arrests have been made.
The investigation remains ongoing with the Homicide Unit. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
Double Shooting/Homicide – 14th District
On April 7, 2026, at approximately 8:45 p.m., officers from the 14th District responded to the 71XX block of North 19th Street for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, police located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
Victim #1, a 13-year-old Black male, was transported by police to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased at 9:18 p.m. Victim #2, a 14-year-old Black male, was also transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center. His condition is currently unknown.
The investigation remains ongoing with the homicide unit
Fatal Train Accident – 24th District
Earlier, on April 7, 2026, at approximately 7:19 p.m., officers from the 24th District responded to the 1800 block of East Pacific Street for a report of a train accident. Upon arrival, police discovered two individuals who had been struck by a freight train.
One victim has been identified as John Doe. The second victim remains unidentified at this time. Medic 2 responded to the scene and pronounced both individuals deceased at 7:28 p.m.
The circumstances surrounding this incident remain under active investigation by the Crash Investigation Division.