Anthony Jerome Sharpe Jr. was 18 when he was fatally shot while visiting his old Kingsessing neighborhood in Philadelphia. On the night of March 3, 2025, he was sitting alone near the slides at Russell DeRitis Playground in Southwest Philadelphia when, shortly before 9 p.m., an assailant approached from behind and opened fire. The gunman fired at least nine shots at close range, striking Sharpe multiple times in the head, face, torso, and back. Sharpe was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced dead at 9:05 p.m.

Investigators recovered nine spent shell casings from a semi-automatic weapon at the scene and said a real-time crime camera captured the shooting. The Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit later used surveillance footage in its investigation. On May 30, 2025, authorities arrested 17-year-old Karon Williams of Moorestown, New Jersey, and charged him as an adult with murder and related firearms offenses. A motive has not been released, and it is unclear whether Sharpe and the alleged shooter knew each other.

Did anyone in Kingsessing see Anthony that night or recognize the clothing described on the suspect?