Shawn L. Grant Jr. was 16 and from Philadelphia when he was shot dead late on Monday, July 11, 2022, in North Philadelphia. The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. near the 2800 block of West Diamond Street, in the area of North 28th Street and West Diamond Street. Officers responded after numerous 911 calls and hearing multiple gunshots; Shawn was found unresponsive, badly wounded with multiple gunshot injuries to his side, chest, back, and legs, and was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital about 11:45 p.m.

Investigators described an extensive, violent scene: police reported 63 rounds fired from semiautomatic weapons and a street strewn with shell casings and evidence markers. Witnesses or officers observed five males wearing dark clothing heading north on Dover and Diamond Streets after the shooting, and surveillance footage was reviewed, but no names or arrests were reported. The killing is listed by the Philadelphia Police as an unsolved homicide.

If anyone has information about Shawn or the events that night, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department Homicide Unit or submit an anonymous tip.