On May 26, 2024, 20-year-old O’Neil Roy Cumberland Jr. was shot in Fairmount Park after leaving a Memorial Day weekend gathering with friends. Police found a silver 2013 Honda Accord crashed into a tree on the 2000 block of Belmont Avenue at about 5:44 a.m.; Cumberland was in the driver’s seat with a gunshot wound and a friend in the car was also injured. The friend said Cumberland’s foot was on the gas when he was shot and that in the chaos the friend’s foot pressed Cumberland’s leg, causing the car to speed off before crashing.

Cumberland, known to his family as OJ, was taken to the hospital and died there on June 1, 2024, after nearly a week fighting for his life. His family describes him as loving and not involved in gangs or drama and is offering a reward for information. No arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced; the Philadelphia Police Department is investigating.

If anyone was in Fairmount Park that early morning or has information about the shooting, please come forward.