Anthony Jones was killed in downtown Philadelphia in the early morning hours of July 17, 2021, after exiting a diner at 140 South Street. Surveillance footage shows Jones approach Ahkil Crumpton; according to reports, Crumpton pulled a Glock 43 from a vehicle and fired as Jones ran away, shooting 13 times. The Philadelphia Police Department recovered spent 9mm shell casings at the scene.

Ballistics from those casings were entered into the ATF’s NIBIN system and matched to another fatal shooting from March 19, 2021, in Oconee County, Georgia, where gas station clerk Elijah Wood was killed during a robbery. Investigators linked both shootings to the same firearm and eventually to Ahkil Crumpton. On March 16, 2022, FBI and ATF agents moved to arrest Crumpton in Philadelphia; after a brief escape attempt he was captured and agents recovered a Glock 19 that ballistics tied to both murders, plus clothing allegedly worn in the incidents and a loaded AR-15 rifle.

Anyone who saw the July 17th shooting or who knew Jones’ movements that night is asked to come forward with information.