Imani Naim, 29, was shot and killed in West Philadelphia on the night of Friday, April 18, 2025. She was driving her 8-year-old nephew to a birthday party on the 5700 block of Ludlow Street just before 11:30 p.m. when a masked person described as wearing all black reportedly approached the car from the front and opened fire into the driver’s compartment. Investigators found at least 11 bullet holes in the front windshield; Naim suffered gunshot wounds to the head and chest and was pronounced dead at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Her nephew in the back seat was not physically hurt but was reported traumatized by the shooting.

Family members said Naim was devoted to her children; the youngest was five months old at the time of her death. They described the killing as an act of hate and held a balloon release on Newkirk Street, where she grew up. No arrests have been announced and police have not publicly identified a suspect. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

Does anyone in the neighborhood have information about the 5700 block of Ludlow Street on the night of April 18 that could help investigators?