On the evening of October 8, 2020, 56-year-old Andre Blackshear was fatally shot in the Logan section of Philadelphia. The shooting occurred about 7:30 p.m. on the 4500 block of North 13th Street after Blackshear had driven to his fiancée’s home; he was struck 15 times, reportedly following a dispute over a parking space. His fiancée was inside when she heard gunfire and found Blackshear’s empty car outside with the passenger window shattered. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Blackshear was remembered by family and neighbors as a community peacemaker who advocated for education over violence, enjoyed sports, and was a devoted Philadelphia Eagles fan. The Philadelphia Police Department opened a homicide investigation; as of March 2021 the case remained unsolved and a reward of up to $20,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about that October 8 shooting or remembers seeing something on North 13th Street that evening, please share what you know.