Akeem Hayden, 38, was fatally shot on June 19, 2024, in the early hours on the 5900 block of Chester Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. Officers responding to a report of someone with a gun found Hayden on the street with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead shortly before 2:30 a.m.

A woman who had been with Hayden told police a masked gunman carried out the shooting, a detail that suggested a targeted assault. The case remains an open homicide investigation.

If anyone saw activity on Chester Avenue around 2:00 a.m. on June 19, or has information about the masked gunman, please come forward.