On the late morning of July 21, 2023, 22-year-old Ryan Demarcus Latimore, a Black male, was found unresponsive in front of a residence on the 5500 block of Lansdowne Avenue in West Philadelphia with multiple gunshot wounds to his head. Officers transported him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he died later that evening. No weapon was recovered at the scene and investigators initially reported no immediate leads or suspects.

Nearly a year passed with the case unsolved. On July 18, 2024, Philadelphia Police arrested 31-year-old Samir Martin, who also goes by Samir Bembery, on the 5700 block of Dunlap Street in connection with Latimore’s death. Martin was charged with murder and violations of the Uniform Firearms Act; authorities have not disclosed a motive. The case is pending trial as Latimore’s family and the community await answers.

If anyone has information about Latimore, the events on Lansdowne Avenue that morning, or Martin’s whereabouts before July 18, please share what is known.