April 2023 31
Police recorded 28 murders in Philadelphia in April; here are the victims’ names
Philadelphia Police recorded 28 homicides during April 2023, which is a decrease compared to March, which had 38. Here are the names and ages of those who were killed, plus when and where. But we know they are not just names. Please contact us at [email protected] if you are a family member so we can properly […]
Elaine Whitman, 44
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2023-04-27 Location: 5200 Burton St, Philadelphia, PA
Eric Holmes, 76
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] 6abc Philly Unsolved Murders Fox29 Date: 2023-04-25 Location: 8800 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Silvester Smith, 52
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2023-04-25 Location: 2000 65th Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Marquise Edgar, 21
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2023-04-24 Location: 3200 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Seitu Harris, 33
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] NBC Philadelphia Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2023-04-24 Location: 1300 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Zymiren Best, 19, outgoing guy who wanted to be a welder
Zymiren Best had a special yet unexplainable nickname for his mother: Slime. “Out of the blue, he’d text me, ‘What’s up with you, Slime? Cash App me ten dollars,” Bianca Best remembered with a smile in her voice. It’s the little, everyday things like this that she misses most. Zymiren was a senior at Camelot […]
George Smith, 27
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Fox29 Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2023-04-22 Location: 2500 N 17th St, Philadelphia, PA
Kathleen Vance, 65
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2023-04-21 Location: 5300 Baynton St, Philadelphia, PA
Tahmir Hightower, 19
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] 6abc Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2023-04-20 Location: 4900 Olive St, Philadelphia, PA
Christian Nunez, 25
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] CBS News Philly Unsolved Murders Date: 2023-04-19 Location: 200 W Ontario St, Philadelphia, PA
Luis Rodriguez, 43
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] CBS News Date: 2023-04-18 Location: 5900 Sylvester St, Philadelphia, PA
Jeffery Tillery, 33
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] NBC Philadelphia Fox29 Date: 2023-04-17 Location: 4800 N Leithgow St, Philadelphia, PA
Taj Sledge, 24
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Erie News Now 6abc Date: 2023-04-16 Location: 6400 Lawndale St, Philadelphia, PA
Walter Harrod, 62
If you have any information about this victim, please contact us at [email protected] Date: 2023-04-15 Location: 100 W Chelten Ave, Philadelphia, PA
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Every month, we create a placeholder webpage for each person murdered in Philadelphia. Our hope is to elevate these pages into fully written stories with photos that show who each victim was as a person. Through storytelling, we're shining a light on the human toll of gun violence in Philadelphia.