Kristofer (spelled Kristofer in the report) Dowling, 20, was fatally shot on February 15, 2024, at about 8:54 p.m. while walking to a local pizza store in the 5800 block of Rising Sun Avenue in Lawncrest. Officers found him with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead at 9:12 p.m. Dowling had recently taken a semester off from Temple University to transfer to Montgomery County Community College and had been visiting friends after a bout with sickle cell disease.

His mother, Ivory Dowling, said her son worried more about his health than about gun violence. An arrest in the case was made on March 22, 2024, when 18-year-old Ahnile Buggs was charged with murder and related offenses; Buggs had also been arrested in connection with a March 6, 2024, mass shooting that injured eight Northeast High School students. The case is pending trial and the Philadelphia Police Department is asking anyone with information to come forward.

Who has information about Dowling or that night on Rising Sun Avenue?