Matthew Thomas, 47, was shot and killed on October 31, 2022, in Southwest Philadelphia. He was found lying next to a silver Dodge pickup truck on the 2500 block of Carroll Street; police were called about 5:35 p.m. and Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.

Family remember him for his kindness, generosity, and interests in art and cooking; his mother, Joyce Ann Mayers, said he had been planning to cook dinner for her that night. The City of Philadelphia has offered up to $20,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. The Philadelphia Police Department is still investigating and asking anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone who knew Matthew or who was in the Carroll Street area that evening has information, please share it with investigators.