On the evening of August 26, 2023, 29-year-old Angel Luis Rios was shot and killed near Independence Hall in Philadelphia after a road rage confrontation between a group of motorcyclists and the driver of a Cadillac. Police say the Cadillac driver fired, striking Rios twice in the torso; Rios was taken to Jefferson Hospital and pronounced dead shortly before 9:30 p.m. The Cadillac driver, a 36-year-old man whose identity has not been released, suffered a gunshot wound to his arm and drove himself to Pennsylvania Hospital for treatment before being released.

Investigators report that a 24-year-old motorcyclist returned fire and was detained at the scene by National Park Service Rangers, but as of the latest reports no charges have been filed and authorities have not determined who fired the first shot. Rios, a father of five, was honored at a vigil near the shooting site where family and community members gathered with candles and balloons. If anyone saw the confrontation near Independence Hall on August 26 or has information about the shots fired, please come forward with what was seen or heard.