Nelson Celda, 23, was shot and killed while riding a scooter in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood on the evening of June 22, 2025. Officers were dispatched at about 7:36 p.m. to the 100 block of West Tusculum Street after reports of a man down; paramedics pronounced Celda dead at 7:49 p.m. He lived on North 3rd Street and is remembered by family and neighbors as a good person, a wonderful brother and a respected uncle who often helped elders in his community.

The homicide remains unsolved. Anyone who was near West Tusculum and North Howard around 7:30–8:00 p.m. on June 22 or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.