On the early morning of July 7, 2025, a block party on the 1500 block of South Etting Street in Philadelphia erupted in gunfire. Twenty-three-year-old Zahir Wylie, a Black male, was shot in the chest and later died after being taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The barrage also killed 19-year-old Jason Reese and 24-year-old Azir Harris; a fourth victim later died of injuries from the incident. Numerous others, mostly teens and people in their early twenties, were wounded.

Police responded to a report of a person with a gun just before 1 a.m. Investigators say the shooting began amid confusion after a noise—possibly a car backfire—was mistaken for an attack. In the panic, many attendees reportedly drew firearms and more than 120 rounds were fired. Ballistics tied shell casings to at least 13 different guns.

Multiple arrests followed. Several people, including Terrell Frazier, Daquon Brown, Dieve Jordain, Brandon Fisher, Jihad Gray, Christopher Battle, and Zaki Harrell, have been charged with offenses ranging from murder to aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy. After a preliminary hearing, a judge ordered Frazier, Brown, Jordain, and Fisher to stand trial on third-degree murder charges; defense attorneys have said the evidence does not show intent to kill. Does anyone who was at the block party or who knows the victims have information that could help investigators?