Carnez Boone, a 39-year-old Black man from Philadelphia, was shot and killed on February 5, 2014, near the 1900 block of North Myrtlewood Street in North Philadelphia. Police were called for reports of gunfire around 6:49 to 6:50 p.m.; when officers arrived Boone was being placed into a Philadelphia Housing Police vehicle with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital and died that evening.

Boone lived on the 4100 block of Leidy Avenue but was on North Myrtlewood Street the night he died. He is remembered as a husband and father who left behind a wife and a 13-year-old daughter; a relative, Milton Boone, described him as having been through a difficult period but still a good person. The shooting was described in reports as sudden and violent, leaving him critically wounded before help could save him.

The homicide remains unsolved. No named suspects, arrests, charges, trials, or convictions were reported, and investigators asked anyone with information to contact the homicide unit or submit an anonymous tip. A reward totaling up to $21,300 was being offered — $1,300 administered by the Citizens Crime Commission and up to $20,000 from the City of Philadelphia. Does anyone have information about Boone that could help investigators identify who shot him and why?