A late summer evening discovery in East Mount Airy ended in tragedy. On Monday, September 4, 2016, a woman found her 29-year-old son, Ernest Jones, shot in the head in the basement of their home on the 8300 block of Williams Avenue. Police arrived around 9:30 p.m. and found Ernest in the rear doorway; paramedics took him to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead that night.

Police do not suspect suicide. Ernest Jones, a Black male and resident of the house, was the victim of a fatal shooting; detectives have been seeking a motive and the person or people responsible. The case remains an unsolved homicide and investigators are asking the public for any information that could help.

If anyone knew Ernest, saw activity near the 8300 block of Williams Avenue that night, or has information related to this shooting, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department.