Karon Payne-Smith, a 21-year-old Black male and resident of the 2400 block of Carpenter Street in Philadelphia, was shot in the late hours of Monday, September 14, 2015. Around 11:00 p.m. gunfire was reported on the 2300 block of Montrose Street; officers found Payne-Smith lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. He was placed in a patrol vehicle and transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, but died there the next day, Tuesday, September 15, 2015.

No arrests have been announced and the Philadelphia Police Department continues to list the investigation as open. The basic timeline — shooting at about 11:00 p.m. on Montrose Street, transport by officers, and death at the hospital the following day — is known, but many details about the circumstances and any potential witnesses remain unreported.

If anyone has information about what happened on Montrose Street that night or knew Karon Payne-Smith, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department with tips.