On November 14, 2017, at about 1:53 a.m., Philadelphia police responded to a shooting on the unit block of East Garfield Street and found 43-year-old Tavio Scott lying unresponsive in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Scott lived on that same block and had formerly founded the Allen Debbie Dance Academy.

As of the posting date there have been no public reports of arrests or identified suspects and the case is unsolved. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police Department at 215-686-TIPS.

Did anyone in the community know Tavio or see activity on East Garfield Street that night?