Zafir Mikal Covington, 26, was shot multiple times during an attempted robbery on the 2200 block of South 69th Street in Philadelphia on the evening of September 9, 2018. He suffered gunshot wounds to the chest, hip, and leg and was taken to a nearby hospital.

Covington survived for three weeks but died of his injuries on September 30, 2018 — a date that was also his daughter’s birthday. Philadelphia police opened an investigation treating the shooting as a homicide connected to the robbery attempt. No public announcement of arrests or identified suspects has been made, and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the attempted robbery, please share what is known with investigators.