William Nelson, 40, was found with a gunshot wound on the 6000 block of Regent Street in Philadelphia on June 21, 2023, at about 8:02 p.m. Officers transported him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Nelson lived on Regent Street. His death was one of 34 homicides in Philadelphia that month.

The Philadelphia Police Department has not announced arrests or named suspects and is asking anyone with information to call 215-686-TIPS (8477). Memorials have appeared online and the Philadelphia Obituary Project lists Nelson among the city’s homicide victims for June 2023.

If anyone knew William Nelson or has information about what happened on Regent Street that evening, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department.