On the afternoon of August 15, 2012, 33-year-old Terrence Gordon was found on a sidewalk along Authority Terrace at the Abbotsford Homes public housing complex in East Falls, North Philadelphia, suffering from a fatal gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Gordon was a known figure in the community; a resident noted he was the father of her grandson, and neighbors said the shooting deepened fears about rising violence in an area they once considered safe.

Ten hours after Gordon was killed, a separate shooting at the same complex left two men injured when their car was struck on Berkeley Drive, about a block away. Authorities investigated whether the incidents were connected but initially treated them as separate, isolated events. The motive for Gordon’s killing remains unknown, and no arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly announced.

If anyone knew Terrence or observed activity around Authority Terrace on August 15, 2012, please share what you remember.