Stefan Pierce, 35, was found shot inside the driver’s seat of a white Mazda CX-90 on the 100 block of East Courtland Street in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park neighborhood on the evening of Sunday, September 7, 2025. Police were called about 7:45–7:51 p.m.; medics pronounced him dead at the scene. Initial reports say he was struck once in the head and that the wound was immediately fatal. Authorities identified him as originally from Orlando, Florida.

The location—near Front and Courtland streets—suggests the shooting happened while he sat in the SUV. Investigators canvassed nearby blocks for surveillance footage and tips, but publicly released witness information has been sparse. By early October 2025 no arrests had been announced and officials described the shooter only as an unknown gunman who fled before officers arrived; the case remained listed among the city’s unsolved homicides.

If anyone saw or heard anything near Front and Courtland the night of September 7, 2025, please contact investigators with any information.