On the evening of January 12, 2026, 16-year-old Khyon Smith-Tate was fatally shot inside the restroom of a Chipotle on the 1100 block of West Montgomery Avenue, on the edge of Temple University’s campus in North Philadelphia. The restaurant was crowded for the first evening of the spring semester; amid the noise and music a single gunshot went unreported until a Chipotle employee found Khyon in the bathroom with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:24 p.m. Investigators recovered one spent shell casing in the restroom but did not recover a weapon.

Police are searching for three teenage suspects believed to be 16 or 17 years old. Descriptions released include two suspects with dreadlocks and clothing and backpack details for all three. Authorities say the other teenagers who were with Khyon have been identified and contacted, but a motive has not been determined and no arrests had been announced.

Did anyone see or hear anything in that Chipotle around 5:00–5:30 p.m. on January 12 that might help investigators?