On the night of Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 19-year-old Hashim Gardner was killed in a drive-by shooting in Philadelphia’s Tacony neighborhood. Gardner was riding an electric scooter along the 4600 block of Levick Street at about 10:19 p.m. when gunfire struck him multiple times in the head and chest. Officers found him lying in the street and transported him to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 10:41 p.m.

Police recovered two firearms and eleven 9mm shell casings at the scene. Investigators believe the attack was not random and that Gardner, who lived a few blocks away on Jackson Street, was the intended target. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified; the Homicide Detective Division continues to investigate.

If anyone who knew Hashim or who was in the Levick Street area that evening has information, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department.