Jose Alberto Almonte, 37, was shot and killed while working inside Jefferson Food Market in Brewerytown on the evening of Thursday, July 13, 2023. Known also as Jose Almonte-Garcia, he was stocking shelves on the 1500 block of North 29th Street when two masked individuals entered and at least one fired a semi-automatic weapon five times. Almonte was struck once in the neck and found unresponsive in an aisle; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators recovered five spent shell casings near his body. Another employee was present but a language barrier initially hampered efforts to obtain a suspect description or motive. Authorities have said they believe Almonte was specifically targeted. No arrests had been announced in the immediate aftermath, and the Philadelphia Police Department is asking anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Jose, worked at or shopped in that market, or has information about who might have targeted him, please share what you know with investigators.