On the afternoon of Sunday, August 14, 2016, gunfire erupted on the 2000 block of East Orleans Street in Philadelphia. Officers found 16-year-old Rodney Anderson inside a green Pontiac Grand Prix with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Temple University Hospital but died later that afternoon.

Anderson, who lived on the 1800 block of Hart Lane, had been seated in the rear of the car with three other men when an assailant opened fire on the Grand Prix. Authorities described the shooter as a heavy-set Hispanic male. Anderson was one of ten children; his mother struggled to cover funeral costs after his death.

The homicide remains unsolved and the Philadelphia Police Department is asking anyone with information that could lead to an arrest to come forward. If anyone knew Rodney or saw activity on East Orleans Street that afternoon, please share what you remember.