Derrick Gant, 28, known in the music world as Phat Geez, was shot and killed in Brewerytown, Philadelphia, shortly after 10 p.m. on March 17, 2024. Officers found him on the 1200 block of North Taney Street with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced dead.

Surveillance video shows Gant approach a parked vehicle and speak with at least one person inside. An argument appears to break out, then an arm extends from the passenger side and fires multiple shots that struck Gant in the chest. The vehicle fled and investigators recovered several handgun cartridge casings at the scene. Gant had recently released a song titled No Gunzone and was observed by family and friends as trying to have a positive impact; he was a practicing Muslim and his death occurred during Ramadan. The Philadelphia Police Department has offered a $20,000 reward and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone who knew Derrick or was in Brewerytown that night has information that could help the investigation, please come forward to investigators.