Earl McCormick was a 32-year-old Black man shot on the 2600 block of North Chadwick Street in North Philadelphia on the morning of September 14, 2018. Reports say he was struck in the back, chest, and arms; some memorial entries place his death on September 18, 2018, suggesting he may have died days after the shooting. Investigators recovered fired cartridge casings at the scene but did not recover a crime gun. For years the case remained without a public resolution, with memorial pages preserving his name and little detail about what led up to the attack.

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office later identified Khari Murphy as the suspect and approved murder and related charges on August 25, 2022. McCormick’s killing was listed among North Philadelphia homicide fugitives highlighted by authorities in April 2023; Murphy was at one point listed as wanted and was later marked as arrested on a public fugitive page.

If anyone knew Earl, his movements that week, or has information about what happened on North Chadwick Street, please share what is known.