Philadelphia Police recorded 27 homicides during December 2023.
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 memorialize them. Lists from previous months can be found here.
December 1: Tyress Sellers, 31, at the 2900 block of Ridge Avenue
December 2: Elamin Wilkins, 47, at the 1500 block of Napa Street
December 3: Quinzel Merritt, 41, at the 0 block of north Farson Street
December 4: Jonathan Hames, 44, at the 7300 block of Sommers Road
December 4: Eric Harrison, 27, at the 1300 block of Market Street
December 6: Alfred Hernandez, 41, at the 1300 block of north Delaware Avenue
December 6: Luimi Nunez, 34, at the 2900 block of north Hancock Street
December 7: Zyir Stafford, 22, at the 2900 block of west Clearfield Street
December 9: Naqui Holley, 17, at the 5300 block of north 5th Street
December 10: Tyshea Howard, 28, at the 2200 block of north Chadwick Street
December 10: Jerome Jones, 32, at the 2200 block of north Chadwick Street
December 11: Terrance Lam Crowder, 31, at the 1000 block of west Ontario Street
December 12: Cynthia Robinson, 61, at the 1500 block of north Alden Street
December 12: Terrence Holmes, 33, at the 1900 block of north Croskey Street
December 14: Bernie Perez, 56, at the 4900 block of Boudinot Street
December 20: Isiah Pagan, 19, at the 5200 block of Oxford Avenue
December 20: Michael Gilliam, 58, at the 1700 block of Wharton Street
December 21: Cortez Roberts, 22, at the 5600 block of Upland Way
December 21: Shymire Wright, 18, at the 7300 block of Chelwynde Avenue
December 23: Tatiana Vargas, 35, at the 3100 block of Hartville Street
December 27: Kenneth Muniz, 50, at the 1400 block of Butler Street
December 28: Edgar A. Cornavana-Males, 23, at the 2900 block of Westmont Street
December 28: Wey Um, 48, at the 900 block of East Godfrey Avenue
December 28: Jalonnie Gentry, 28, at the 1900 block of south 61st Street
December 28: Bilal Henry, 33, at the 3500 block of Woodhaven Road
December 31: Pedro Cruz, 38, at the 800 east Madison Street
December 31: Victoria Lyn Dicesare, 36, at the 2700 block of south Sheridan Street
Source: Philadelphia Police Department
