In the early morning hours of Thursday, February 20, 2025, 64-year-old Afdera Danay Hatten was found critically wounded on the highway near 5200 Greenway Avenue in Philadelphia after a 911 call reporting a woman down. Officers from the 12th District arrived to discover Hatten unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds to her back. She was taken to Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced dead at 3:16 a.m. Hatten lived on the 5100 block of Regent Street.

The motive for the shooting is unknown and no arrests have been announced. The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating and has offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

If anyone has information about Hatten, her movements that night, or saw activity near Greenway Avenue, please contact the Philadelphia Police.