Sylvester Mitchell, 37, was killed in Philadelphia on December 24, 2012. His death occurred during an especially violent month for the city: December 2012 saw 44 murders and was part of a year that approached 500 homicides overall. The majority of Philadelphia’s murders that year involved firearms, with gunshots accounting for over 85% of homicide cases.

His name is recorded among numerous victims from different neighborhoods, in a year when many homicides remained unsolved and contributed to widespread concern about public safety. If anyone knew Sylvester Mitchell or has information about what happened on December 24, 2012, please come forward to investigators.