Michael Gleba, 56, was fatally shot on April 11, 2019, outside his auto repair shop, Northeast Speedometer Services, on the 4800 block of Benner Street in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia. Gleba, a mechanic from Bensalem, Pennsylvania, was working on a vehicle when a stray bullet struck him during a shootout between two groups tied to a drug dispute. He was taken to Frankford-Torresdale Hospital and pronounced dead shortly afterward.

The shooting was one of several violent incidents over about two hours that day. About an hour later, 23-year-old Izeem Hunter was killed less than a mile away on the 5500 block of Torresdale Avenue; investigators believe the Torresdale Avenue shooting was connected and was carried out in revenge for the earlier attack. On April 12, 2019, police arrested Eric Smith, 25, and Shabazz Sweets, 19, charging them with murder, criminal conspiracy, and related offenses after a vehicle chase that ended in a crash near Cottage and Bridge Streets. Both were held without bail.

Gleba was remembered by neighbors as generous and community-minded: a father who loved fishing, fixed kids’ bicycles, provided food to those in need, and helped customers who could not afford repairs. Does anyone have information that could help fill gaps about the shootings or the people involved?