Monu Verma, 26, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of Friday, July 12, 2024, on the 5500 block of Sansom Street in West Philadelphia. Officers arrived at about 4:23 a.m. after reports of gunfire and found Verma, an Asian male originally from Pittsburgh and residing on Kennett Square, lying face-down in the street. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene; the cause of death was gunshot wounds.

The Philadelphia Police Department led the initial investigation and listed the case among the city’s unsolved murders for a time. On Saturday, July 27, 2024, a suspect was arrested and charged with murder and related offenses; the department considers the case solved and the legal proceedings are pending trial.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Sansom Street or has information about the events that morning, please share what is known.