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Amber Long was 26 and an architect from Philadelphia when she was shot and killed on January 19, 2014, during a purse-snatching on Front Street in the Northern Liberties neighborhood. Amber and her mother Stephanie were approached by two men who tried to steal their purses; during the struggle one of the men shot Amber at point-blank range and then fled. Surveillance video exists and a $37,000 reward has been offered, but no suspects have been arrested and the case remains unsolved.

Amber graduated from Philadelphia University in 2011 with a degree in architecture. Her alma mater created the Amber Long Endowed Scholarship in her honor, and her mother started the nonprofit Handbags 4 Peace to promote self-defense and safety awareness for women.

If anyone has information about that January 19, 2014 incident or remembers seeing anything on Front Street that day, please share what you know.