On Sunday, October 18, 2026, at approximately 9:46 p.m., 22nd District officers responded to a radio call for a person with a gun at 19th and Dauphin streets. Upon arrival, officers were directed to the 2200 block of North Gratz Street, where they located an adult male on the highway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body.
The victim was transported by police to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:02 p.m.
The scene was secured, and investigators responded to conduct an investigation.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or call the PPD tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477). Tipsters can remain anonymous.
As with all homicides in the city of Philadelphia, there is a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
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