On the evening of Thursday, August 24, 2023, 19-year-old Kyier Ladson was shot on the 300 block of Montrose Street in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia. Responding officers found Ladson lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds to his head, shoulder and body. He was taken to Jefferson University Hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators recovered more than 75 spent shell casings at the scene, and evidence indicated at least two different firearms were used. Five nearby houses and four parked cars were struck by bullets. Another 19-year-old man was wounded by a gunshot to the leg, taken to a different hospital in a private vehicle and listed in stable condition. Authorities said they believed Ladson might have been the intended target.

On Friday, March 15, 2024, Philadelphia Police arrested a suspect in Ladson’s murder; legal proceedings are ongoing. If anyone in Queen Village that evening saw the shooting or has information about who fired those rounds, please come forward.