On March 4, 2024, at about 3:45 p.m., two unidentified gunmen opened fire at a SEPTA bus stop near Ogontz and Godfrey Avenues in Philadelphia’s Ogontz neighborhood, discharging more than 50 rounds into a crowd of roughly 15 to 20 people, many of them students. Seventeen-year-old Dayemen Taylor, a junior at Imhotep Institute Charter High School, was struck multiple times and died after being taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center.

Two male teenagers, ages 14 and 15, sustained graze wounds and were treated in stable condition. Two women on the Route 6 bus were also injured: a 71-year-old was shot in the head and a 50-year-old suffered a forearm graze; both were reported stable. Police say the attack appeared targeted, with Taylor the intended victim. Surveillance shows two armed suspects, one in a black hooded sweatshirt bearing the phrase Don’t Get Emotional It’s Only Broken Promises and another in a light-colored hooded jacket. No arrests have been announced; a reward up to $20,000 is being offered.

If anyone has information that could identify either suspect or otherwise help the Homicide Unit, contact 215-686-3334 or submit anonymous tips at 215-686-TIPS (8477).