Qaadir Hyneef Cheeks, 22, was fatally shot outside a restaurant on the 5400 block of Baltimore Avenue in Philadelphia on the evening of May 18, 2024. Police responding to reports of gunfire at about 10:48 p.m. found Qaadir on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced deceased. Born November 14, 2001, he was a lifelong Philadelphia resident, the son of Wydia Becoat and Anthony Cheeks, and a 2020 graduate of Hardy Williams Academy Charter School.

Qaadir worked for Red Woods Construction and Sons Company and volunteered with Christy’s Recreation Center; friends and family remember him as cheerful and selfless. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone has information, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department at 215-686-TIPS (8477).