Corey Coston, a 39-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally shot in Philadelphia in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 30, 2024. Officers were dispatched at about 3:51 a.m. to the 3800 block of Castor Avenue where they found Coston with gunshot wounds. He received emergency medical care and was transported to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead; the cause of death was attributed to gun violence.

The Philadelphia Police Department is treating the death as a homicide and has opened an investigation under docket DC# 24-24-022666.

If anyone saw or heard anything on Castor Avenue that night or has information about Corey Coston’s death, please contact Philadelphia police with any tips.