Benjamin Butcher was 20 when he was shot on the 1600 block of Catharine Street in South Philadelphia on July 1, 2011. The shooting occurred about 4:54 p.m.; he suffered a single, fatal gunshot wound to the torso and was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was pronounced dead at 5:17 p.m. The death was one of several fatal shootings that weekend in the city.

Police initially had little to go on and had not identified suspects or a motive. Years later the case remains unsolved and few additional details about the assailant or the circumstances leading to the shooting have emerged. If anyone was in that area on the afternoon of July 1, 2011, or has information about what happened to Benjamin, please come forward with tips.