On May 11, 2023, at about 5:54 p.m., 17-year-old Nazeem Rains was shot on the 5900 block of North 21st Street in Philadelphia’s Logan neighborhood. He suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken by private vehicle to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Three other youths were also struck: a 7-year-old boy hit in the thigh by a stray bullet while walking to a corner store with family, a 15-year-old boy shot twice in the head and twice in the back and listed in critical condition, and a 16-year-old boy shot in the shoulder; all three were hospitalized and the 7-year-old and 16-year-old were reported in stable condition. Nazeem’s grandmother, Yolanda Rains, described him as innocent and spoke about the danger that led to his death.

If anyone was in the Logan neighborhood that evening or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.