On the night of Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 38-year-old John Hershock, a White male and local DJ, was shot in a narrow alley behind the Tango nightclub on Appletree Street in Philadelphia’s Chinatown. Officers found him about 3:12 a.m. with a critical gunshot wound to the head. Friends said they had been with him at the club moments earlier; Hershock walked toward Appletree Street, an argument was heard, and a single fatal shot followed.

Witnesses said a group of people, possibly juveniles, ran from the scene on foot, and police noted there had been some sort of dispute outside the club that night but did not believe Hershock had been involved in it. Hershock was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, placed on life support with injuries described as non-survivable, and died on Friday, October 6, 2023; his family donated his organs. Detectives have been reviewing surveillance footage and interviewing witnesses, but as of the latest reports no arrests have been announced and no suspects identified.

If anyone saw the shooting, the fleeing group, or has information about that night, please come forward.