Carl Joseph Burgess, 35, was fatally shot on May 30, 2013, on Ringgold Street near Tasker in South Philadelphia. The shooting happened about 10:40 p.m. on the block where he lived; Burgess was struck multiple times in the stomach and buttocks and was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 11:00 p.m.

A 22-year-old man was also wounded in the same incident, suffering a gunshot to the buttocks and listed in critical condition. On the day he died Burgess had spent time with his daughter at his grandmother’s house after work and, according to his mother, approached a disturbance at the end of the street; he was shot in the lower back as he turned, with the bullet hitting a major artery. He worked as a maintenance supervisor at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and was preparing for his daughter’s graduation.

No arrests have been made and police have not publicly identified suspects; the double shooting remains under investigation and the family continues to seek answers. If anyone knew Carl or saw activity on Ringgold Street near Tasker that night, please share what was seen or heard.