On December 1, 2023, at about 7:05 p.m., Philadelphia police found 31-year-old Tyress Sellers inside a vehicle on the 2900 block of Ridge Avenue in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood with multiple gunshot wounds. Sellers was taken to Temple University Hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The circumstances leading to the shooting remain unclear. No suspects or motives have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction, and the Homicide Unit is asking anyone with information to call 215-686-3334 or submit anonymous tips to 215-686-TIPS (8477). As of December 1, 2023, the city had recorded at least 383 homicides that year.

If anyone knew Sellers or has information about what happened on Ridge Avenue that evening, please contact the Homicide Unit.