On the evening of February 26, 2019, 30-year-old Bobby Jenkins was killed while working as a pizza delivery driver for Stacy’s Pizza. Jenkins had been sent to a vacant house under construction on the 7600 block of Woodcrest Avenue in Overbrook Park. Around 7:12 p.m. he was met by an armed man who shot him once in the chest. A neighbor who heard the gunshot found Jenkins in the street; he was taken to Lankenau Medical Center and pronounced dead at 7:31 p.m.

Police say the delivery was a setup: someone had broken into the vacant property to place the call, intending to rob the driver. Investigators noted strong similarities to a robbery of another delivery driver in West Philadelphia ten days earlier and believed the same person may have been involved. Friends and family described Jenkins as a loving husband with plans to start his own business; his brother Caliel Blocker spoke at a vigil about the family’s loss. No arrests have been announced.

Anyone who knew Bobby, was on Woodcrest Avenue that night, or has information about the case is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police.