Tyrese Johnson was 17 and a senior at Prep Charter High School when he was shot on the morning of February 15, 2017, on the 1500 block of Bancroft Street in Philadelphia’s Point Breeze neighborhood. Officers responding at about 11:42 a.m. found him with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and died later that afternoon.

Johnson was also taking courses at the Community College of Philadelphia and had accepted a full-ride scholarship to Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Family, friends, and coaches described him as a quiet, kind young man with academic promise who was not involved in the streets; he had been looking forward to senior prom and graduation. A long funeral procession followed his death.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the Philadelphia Police Department lists the homicide as an open investigation. If anyone knew Tyrese or has information about the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.