Thomas Hennessey, 55, was found dead inside his home on the 4700 block of Alcott Street in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia after 911 callers reported a disturbance and screaming on the evening of October 18, 2022. Officers arrived to find Hennessey unresponsive on the floor with blood around his head; medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators at first considered that he might have fallen from his wheelchair, but the city medical examiner later determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the head, and the case was handled by the Homicide Detectives Division. No weapon was recovered, and police did not immediately identify a motive or suspects.

Hennessey’s family continued to seek answers; his niece described him as a caring father figure and the rock of their family. A $20,000 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. If anyone knew anything about what happened that night, please share information with the Philadelphia Homicide Detectives.