On Sunday, December 18, 2022, at about 1:01 p.m., gunfire was reported on the 1400 block of West Sparks Street in Philadelphia. Officers who responded found 27-year-old Khalise Wilson, a Black male and a resident of Holden Street, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center and was pronounced deceased there.

The Philadelphia Police Department has classified the death as a homicide. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified; the motive and circumstances leading up to the shooting have not been made public. The investigation remains open as authorities seek information from anyone who might help bring answers to Wilson’s family and friends.

If anyone has information about what happened on West Sparks Street that afternoon, please share it with police.