Rasheem Brown, a 20-year-old man from Philadelphia, was killed on Friday, December 23, 2022, in West Philadelphia. Officers from the 18th District were called to the 5800 block of Catharine Street at about 7:30–7:36 p.m. for a reported shooting. When officers arrived they found Rasheem lying in the street, gravely wounded. Early reports said he had been shot in the head; the Philadelphia Police Department’s homicide page later described him as suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Fire Department medics responded but Rasheem was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police reported that a gun was found with him. The killing occurred just blocks from where he lived; police listed his residence as South 58th Street and the Philadelphia Obituary Project associated the case with the 700 block of South 58th Street. Investigators treated the incident as an active homicide and asked the public for information. If anyone knew Rasheem, saw activity on Catharine Street that evening, or has information that could help the investigation, please share what is known with Philadelphia police.