On April 28, 2010, 66-year-old Thong Souphanthavong was shot and killed at his home on the 3900 block of Folsom Street in Philadelphia. Police responded to the scene; many details about the incident were initially unclear.

Souphanthavong’s death occurred amid a year of elevated violence in the city — Philadelphia recorded 306 homicides in 2010 — and his killing was one of many tragic incidents contributing to that total. The case sits within a broader pattern of high violent-crime rates across several police districts in the city during that period, underscoring ongoing challenges with crime prevention and community safety.

If anyone has information about what happened to Thong Souphanthavong on April 28, 2010, please come forward.