Late on the night of Thursday, December 26, 2024, a parked white Cadillac SUV on the 700 block of Union Street in Mantua, Philadelphia, was the scene of a deadly ambush. At about 10 p.m., two unidentified men approached the vehicle and opened fire from both sides, discharging at least 18 rounds; investigators say ten bullets struck through the front passenger-side window.

Inside the SUV were 53-year-old Kemo Vaughn, a Black man from Upper Darby, and 28-year-old Tahira Wynn, of Tobyhanna. Both suffered multiple gunshot wounds; Vaughn was pronounced dead at 10:10 p.m., followed by Wynn a minute later. Surveillance footage recovered by police shows the two gunmen firing at close range before fleeing.

No arrests have been announced and no motive has been disclosed. Authorities have offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction and describe the investigation as active. If anyone has information about the shooting or saw activity on Union Street that night, please come forward with tips.