Gary James Jr., a 28-year-old Black man from Philadelphia, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of April 15, 2008. Police were called at about 2:15 a.m. to the 4700 block of States Drive, an area associated with Fairmount Park, and found him suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at 2:25 a.m.; both the assault and death dates are recorded as April 15, 2008.

Few details beyond the brief homicide listings and contemporaneous notice have been published.

If anyone knew Gary, saw activity on States Drive that night, or has information about his killing, please share what can help the investigation.