Thomas Moore Jr., a 28-year-old Black man from Philadelphia, was shot and killed on December 11, 2020. He and a friend had been at a gym playing basketball, then went for breakfast and were heading to Moore Jr.’s home in the West Oak Lane section when surveillance video recorded two vehicles, a silver Toyota 4-Runner and a white Subaru Outback, following them. When they stopped at a broken traffic light, people from those vehicles exited and opened fire. Moore Jr. was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead; his friend survived and is cooperating with police.

Investigators describe the killing as a case of mistaken identity and say Moore Jr. was not involved in criminal activity. The City of Philadelphia has offered a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. Family and community members continue to seek justice and detectives urge anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone remembers seeing the two vehicles, the shooting, or anything else relating to that morning in West Oak Lane, please contact the Philadelphia Police.