Anthony Celious, a 32-year-old Black man from Philadelphia, was killed on August 17, 2015, on the front steps of a residence in the 200 block of West Nedro Avenue in the city’s Olney section. He lived on that block and was sitting outside with a woman and at least one other man when an unidentified male approached and opened fire. Anthony was struck multiple times and a 22-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to her foot.

Officers found Anthony badly injured, placed him in a patrol car and rushed him to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he died that night. The shooting occurred during a violent stretch on the block, after multiple people had been shot in the area over a two-day period; residents described the attack as sudden, with the gunman walking up and spraying gunfire before vanishing. Philadelphia Police list the case as unsolved and asked for the public’s help in identifying the shooter.

If anyone knew Anthony, saw the shooting, or has information that could identify the shooter, please come forward to Philadelphia Police.