Everett H. Williams, 49, was killed in a late-night shooting in North Philadelphia on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Officers responding to the 2700 block of North Garnet Street around 10:30 to 11:00 p.m. found Williams lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Temple University Hospital and died that night.

A second victim, reported in local news as Williams’s 43-year-old wife, was also shot and survived. Reports said she was wounded in the hands and listed in stable condition after treatment; the Philadelphia Police case page noted she was shot in the right hand and taken to Temple University Hospital. Investigators collected shell casings, a semi-automatic gun, and a Nike sneaker as evidence at the scene.

Early reporting described the suspect as the boyfriend of Williams’s daughter and said police believed he fled after the shooting, but officers had not publicly identified him and had not explained what led to the gunfire. Detectives were checking nearby surveillance cameras while the investigation continued.

If anyone has information about the shooting on North Garnet Street that night, please share what is known.