William Elliot, 25, was fatally stabbed on the evening of January 27, 2018, in Philadelphia. Officers from the 22nd District and Temple University found him on North Gratz Street with a chest wound; he was taken to Temple University Hospital and died later that night. A medical examination found a single stab wound that penetrated three to four inches into his chest, and the death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators say the stabbing followed an argument at a gathering involving several men. Witnesses identified Farncisco P. Franklin as involved in the altercation; police report that Franklin was reportedly intoxicated during the incident. An arrest followed and criminal charges were brought in connection with Elliot’s death.

If anyone saw what happened on North Gratz Street that night or has information about the altercation, please come forward to help fill in the gap about how the argument escalated to violence.