Jason Reese, 19, was killed in a mass shooting just before 1 a.m. on July 7, 2025, on the 1500 block of South Etting Street in Philadelphia’s Grays Ferry neighborhood. Officers arriving at 12:57 a.m. found multiple gunshot victims; Reese was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced dead. Two other men, 23-year-old Zahir Wylie and 24-year-old Azir Harris, also died, and nine more people—teenagers and young adults—were injured.

Investigators described the incident as a burst of contagious gunfire after one person fired into the air, triggering others amid a crowd of between 100 and 200. Crime scene work recovered evidence consistent with at least thirteen firearms discharged and more than 140 ballistic items. Surveillance footage and social media from a gathering on the same block the prior evening showed several individuals pulling guns and opening fire; police said shooters fired toward homes and cars as people fled.

Arrests began in August and continued into September. On August 7, 2025, police charged 22-year-old Terrell Frazier with three counts of murder and nine counts of attempted murder and later identified 24-year-old Christopher Battle as wanted on homicide charges. By September 20, 2025, authorities announced four arrests, including Frazier, 35-year-old Jihad Gray, 21-year-old Daquan Brown, and 17-year-old Brandon Fischer, with investigators saying at least a dozen people fired weapons that night. Anyone with information about Jason Reese or the South Etting Street shooting is asked to come forward.