Dwayne Ballard Jr. was 17 when he was shot and killed in the early hours of March 5, 2011, near 7th and Green Streets in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden/Northern Liberties area. Police found him about 12:15 a.m. on the street corner; investigators said the fatal shot likely came from someone in a moving car, suggesting a drive-by-style shooting. Reports did not identify a suspect or a confirmed motive, and no arrests or charges were reported in the available coverage.

Ballard had grown up in the same neighborhood where he was killed. Family, friends, and neighbors gathered at the spot after the shooting; his father, Dwayne Ballard, publicly mourned there and urged local youth to change course. Friends connected to Delaware Valley High School left a signed basketball, pictures, posters, and a pair of shoes at the memorial that remained on the block.

Who in the neighborhood that night might have seen the vehicle involved or noticed anything unusual around 12:15 a.m. on March 5, 2011?