Thomas Burnett, a 61-year-old Black man from Philadelphia, was killed on February 8, 2021, during a double homicide inside a residence on the 2900 block of Rosehill Street in the Kensington/North Philadelphia area. Police and Fire Department medics were called about 3:21 p.m. and found two men shot on the second floor; Burnett had sustained gunshot wounds to the chest and head and was already dead when emergency personnel arrived. The other victim, 42-year-old Maurice Harper, was found in a bedroom with multiple chest wounds and also pronounced dead at the scene.

Philadelphia investigators treated the incident as a double homicide and assigned Burnett’s case DC number 21-24-009094. Authorities announced an arrest the next day, February 9, 2021, and the case was listed as solved by arrest; public reports available at the time did not identify the person arrested or provide details about motive or any relationship to the victims. The outcome of any trial or disposition was not shown in the materials reviewed.

If anyone knew Thomas Burnett, Maurice Harper, or saw activity on Rosehill Street that afternoon, please share what was seen or any information that might help clarify what happened.