Ziyir K. Wright, 20, was shot in Philadelphia on the night of August 21, 2023. At about 10:40 p.m. gunfire rang out on the 1500 block of North 61st Street; police found Wright with multiple gunshot wounds and emergency crews took him to Lankenau Hospital in critical condition.

Wright died of his injuries the next day, August 22, 2023. A 19-year-old woman was also wounded in the same shooting and was taken to Lankenau Hospital in critical condition. The Philadelphia Police Department opened an investigation, but no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the circumstances behind the shooting remain under investigation.

If anyone has information about the August 21 shooting on North 61st Street or knew Ziyir, please share what can help the investigation.