On the evening of June 9, 2023, 38-year-old Thomas Tom Dooner was fatally shot in Philadelphia’s Tacony neighborhood. Police responded around 8:36 p.m. to the 7100 block of Jackson Street after reports of a shooting and found Dooner in the street with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso. He was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.

The shooting followed an argument inside a Jackson Street residence between a 31-year-old male and a woman that escalated to threats; the suspect left, then returned and encountered Dooner, the woman’s father, outside. The suspect shot Dooner three times in the torso and fled in an SUV, last seen heading south on Roosevelt Boulevard. Philadelphia Police have identified the suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest; no arrest has been reported and the investigation is ongoing.

Dooner is remembered as a son, father of four daughters—Destiney, Jacklyn, Ciara, and Hope—and grandfather to Faith; his family has sought help with funeral expenses through a GoFundMe campaign. If anyone has information about that night or the suspect’s escape, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department at 215-686-TIPS (8477).