On the evening of Wednesday, August 8, 2018, a drive-by shooting on Huntingdon Street in North Philadelphia left six people wounded and one woman dead. Around 9:51 p.m., witnesses reported a gray or silver van driving west on Huntingdon Avenue, then turning south onto North 12th Street. Occupants of the vehicle opened fire with an assault rifle, striking multiple pedestrians.

Niesha Cooper, described as a woman in her early to mid-30s, was shot in the chest and taken to Temple University Hospital, where she died. The attack was called senseless and indiscriminate, with no clear motive reported at the time.

On August 1, 2020, the Philadelphia Police Department announced an arrest in connection with Cooper’s murder; the suspect was charged with murder, aggravated assault, and violations of the Uniform Firearms Act. The case remained pending trial.

If anyone has information about Cooper, the shooting that night, or the van and its occupants, please share what is known.