On the afternoon of Tuesday, April 6, 2021, Wilfredo Couvertier, 43, was shot in the chest on the 800 block of East Madison Street in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. Police were called about 1:02 p.m. for a person with a gun; Couvertier was taken by private vehicle to Episcopal Hospital but was pronounced dead at 1:22 p.m.

Officers secured the scene, but no weapon was recovered and no arrests were made. The Philadelphia Police Homicide Detectives Division opened an active investigation; as of the latest report, no suspects have been publicly identified or apprehended and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone saw activity on East Madison Street around 1:00 p.m. that day or has information about the shooting, please contact the Philadelphia Police Homicide Detectives Division.