Steven Darrell Rios, 22, was killed in a midday double shooting in Kensington on Friday, August 4, 2023. The shooting occurred shortly before 2:00 p.m. near Jasper Street and East Allegheny Avenue, in front of a convenience store on the 1900 block of East Allegheny Avenue. Police found Rios lying in the street with a gunshot wound to his lower body; another victim, 26-year-old Tyree Rucker, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head, chest, and shoulder. Both men were taken to Temple University Hospital and died from their injuries.

Early reports described an active homicide investigation; no arrests or weapon had been reported at that time. The killings added another violent scene to a busy Kensington corridor and left two families grieving. If anyone saw the shooting or has information about who opened fire, please share what is known with investigators.