Kareem Dacres, a 22-year-old Black man from Philadelphia, was shot on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2014, on the 1700 block of Pike Street. Officers arrived about 5:42 p.m. and found him with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Temple University Hospital for emergency treatment. Kareem lived on the 6300 block of Old York Road. Despite efforts to save him, he died of his injuries on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, nearly two weeks after the shooting.

The Philadelphia Police Department lists the case as an unsolved homicide under DC# 14-39-093706. Authorities have asked the public to come forward with information and offered an option to remain anonymous.

If anyone knew Kareem or saw activity on the 1700 block of Pike Street on December 25, 2014, please contact Philadelphia police with what you know.