Christian White was 24 when he was found fatally shot on a Southwest Philadelphia front porch on Thursday, April 30, 2009. A resident of the 1400 block of South 52nd Street, he was discovered at 11:38 p.m. with a single gunshot wound to the head and pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives opened an investigation but the motive was not immediately clear, and public information about suspects or arrests is not available. The death appears on the city’s list of 2009 homicides; whether detectives developed leads or the case remains open has not been disclosed.

If anyone who lived on or near South 52nd Street that spring night has information about Christian White or what was seen around 11:38 p.m. on April 30, 2009, please come forward.