Ernest Harris, 42, was shot and killed on November 22, 2023, on the 2000 block of West Godfrey Avenue in Philadelphia’s East Germantown. He was on the sidewalk in front of a barbershop when multiple gunshots struck him, including a wound to the head. First responders found him around 4:21 p.m.; he was taken to Jefferson-Einstein Hospital and pronounced dead at 4:44 p.m. He lived on Bloyd Street in Philadelphia.

Witnesses reported the shooter as an unknown male wearing an orange hoodie who fled before police arrived. No weapon had been recovered and no arrests were reported; the Philadelphia Police Department continued to investigate and was asking the public for information. If anyone saw activity on West Godfrey Avenue that afternoon or has information about the person in the orange hoodie, please contact the Philadelphia Police.