On October 28, 2014, 47-year-old Alex Smith was shot in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia. Police responded to reports of a shooting around 8:00 a.m. and found Smith on the 2000 block of South 59th Street with a gunshot wound to his head. Medical personnel arrived quickly but Smith was pronounced dead at the scene at about 8:15 a.m.

The Philadelphia Police Department continues to list the case as unsolved and is seeking information that could lead to an arrest. Authorities have urged anyone with details to contact anonymous tip lines to assist the investigation. If anyone remembers seeing activity in the area of South 59th Street that morning or has information about Alex Smith’s killing, please come forward.