On the night of July 17, 2023, a drive-by shooting outside the PNP Gas Station at Front Street and Hunting Park Avenue in North Philadelphia left 35-year-old Jameel A. Cooper dead. Witnesses reported a white sedan approached a group of about 15 people and an assailant fired nearly 30 rounds into the crowd at about 11:02 p.m. Cooper, a Black man from West Ruscomb Street, was struck in the chest and later died; another person was also wounded.

Philadelphia police opened an investigation but the shooter or shooters fled in the white sedan and have not been publicly identified. No arrests have been announced and the motive remains unknown. The community is left with an active homicide probe and a family seeking answers.

If anyone has information about that white sedan, the shooting, or knew Jameel, please contact the Philadelphia Police Homicide Division with tips.