Alan Christopher Gray, 34, was shot near his parents’ home in Southwest Philadelphia on September 29, 2018, and died of his injuries the next day, September 30, 2018. The shooting happened just four doors from the family residence; his father heard the gunfire from inside the house and his mother, who had worked in a trauma bay, was present as Alan died.Alan was remembered as a cheerful, fun-loving man with an infectious smile.

He was a devoted father of four who worked as a cook at a catering company in Conshohocken and had been saving to buy his children new iPhones.

He had recently learned to cook from his father and took pride in that skill.The person described as responsible for the killing was a lifelong friend and regular presence in the family home, a fact that intensified the family’s sense of betrayal.