Desta Bnyahuda, a 30-year-old Black man from Philadelphia, was killed on the night of Monday, January 19, 2015, when gunfire broke out in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. He lived on the 200 block of East Sedgwick Street but was on or near the 1700 block of North 31st Street, near West Montgomery Avenue, when the shooting occurred around 7:58 p.m. Police found three people shot; Desta suffered a gunshot wound to the head, was taken to Temple University Hospital, and died that night.

Two other people were critically wounded: a 51-year-old man shot in the chest and a 35-year-old person shot in the back, who was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital. Reports describe a single, unidentified gunman opening fire; public information does not include a motive or indicate whether the victims were specifically targeted. No arrests were reported immediately after the attack, and the Philadelphia Police Department listed the case as unsolved. Anyone with information about what happened is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police Department tip line.