Khalil Shoatz was 25 when he was shot and killed in the Mantua section of West Philadelphia on July 29, 2016. He was with a friend that night; both were shot and the friend survived. Police were called about 11 p.m. and the homicide remains unsolved with no arrests announced.

Khalil was a father of three and remembered by family as generous and caring. He paid registration fees for seven boys who otherwise couldn’t afford to join the West Philly Panthers football team. His mother, Sue Shoatz, has said the shooter had some kind of argument with her son before the killing. The City of Philadelphia offered up to $20,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

His family created Khalil’s Voice to honor him and support youth and families of murder victims. If anyone knew Khalil, was in Mantua that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.