Hajj Blackwell, a 38-year-old Black man from Philadelphia, was found dead inside his North Philadelphia rowhouse after a fire that began in the early morning hours on Taylor Street near Thompson Street. Reports say the blaze started around 4 a.m. on the first floor of the two-story home and was brought under control in about 10 minutes; firefighters recovered Blackwell’s body at the scene.

Neighbors described smoke seeping through thin walls, breaking glass, and yelling around the time the fire began. The fire marshal declared the cause to be arson and police investigated the death as a homicide; reporting does not identify a suspect or a motive.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see or hear anything that morning?