Malik Dajuan Carter, 29, was shot and killed the night of June 23, 2014, near Market and Salford Streets in West Philadelphia, on the same block where he lived. Police reported he was struck multiple times at about 9:32 p.m. but managed to flag down a passing officer and said he had been robbed by someone in a white van. He was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and pronounced dead at 10:04 p.m.

Early accounts presented robbery as the suspected motive, and the detail Carter gave about a white van is the clearest description tied to the suspect or suspects in those reports. Family members later remembered him as respectful, funny, and full of life, calling the loss the result of selfish gain and senseless pride.

If anyone remembers seeing a white van in the Market and Salford area that night or has other information about what happened, please share tips with Philadelphia police.