On November 25, 2023, at about 8:36 p.m., a shooting on the 4000 block of Ormond Street in the Juniata Park neighborhood of Philadelphia left two men dead. The first victim, 58-year-old Richard Respes, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:08 p.m. A 61-year-old man believed to be the shooter was found nearby inside a Jaguar with a gunshot wound to his back; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 8:58 p.m. Two firearms were recovered at the scene.

Authorities have not released the identity of the 61-year-old or made any arrests, and investigators say the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear. The incident was one of the city’s recorded homicides for 2023; as of that date Philadelphia had recorded at least 377 homicides for the year.

If anyone saw activity on Ormond Street that evening or has information about what led to this shooting, please share what is known with investigators.