Donald Jeffers, a 26-year-old Black male, was shot and killed on the afternoon of July 6, 2025, on the 2400 block of North Reese Street in North Philadelphia. Officers arrived about 2:23 p.m.; medics took him to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:01 p.m. He lived on the 3000 block of Reese Street, near the scene, and investigators said the attack appeared deliberate and immediate.

Detectives quickly developed leads from surveillance images and witness accounts that traced a getaway vehicle said to have dropped off the shooter moments before the ambush and picked him up afterward. That investigation resulted in the arrest of 43-year-old Arron J. Taylor of East Sedgley Street on charges including conspiracy to commit murder for allegedly facilitating the shooter’s movements; police said the shooter himself remained at large.

Authorities circulated still images and a detailed suspect description: a Black male about 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches, thin, age 20 to 30, wearing a purple Jubba, a black ski mask and a black Pittsburgh Pirates cap with an outline of Pennsylvania and a yellow P. A $20,000 reward was offered for information leading to arrest and conviction. If anyone has tips or information about that day or the suspect’s identity, please come forward.