Alberto Herrera, 57, was killed in the early morning of October 26, 2022, on the 3100 block of Weymouth Street in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. Police say he was shot in the head and jaw at about 5:27 a.m.; emergency crews took him to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:40 a.m. The Philadelphia Police Department Homicide Detectives Unit opened an active investigation. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

The block where Herrera was killed has been described as an open-air drug market with a history of violent incidents. It is not publicly stated whether any individuals allegedly linked to that activity are connected to Herrera’s death. If anyone has information about what happened to Alberto Herrera that morning, please come forward to assist the investigation.