DaJuan Coffee, 26, was fatally shot on the evening of Sunday, August 9, 2026, in East Kensington. According to reports, Coffee was chased by two gunmen outside an apartment building on the 2000 block of East Lehigh Avenue, shot multiple times, and taken to Temple University Hospital, where he died.

The killing came during a violent weekend in Philadelphia that included six homicides. Police opened an investigation but news coverage the next day said no arrests had been made in Coffee’s death or the other weekend slayings. There have been no public announcements naming suspects, arrests, or convictions in his killing.

Anyone who may have seen activity on the 2000 block of East Lehigh Avenue on August 9, or who has relevant information, is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police Department’s homicide unit.