On the late afternoon of May 3, 2023, 23-year-old James Cundiff III of New Bedford, Massachusetts, was shot multiple times while seated in a car in the rear parking lot of a shopping center on the 6200 block of Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia. He suffered gunshot wounds to the chest and shoulder, was taken to Nazareth Hospital, and was pronounced dead at 5:52 p.m. His girlfriend witnessed the shooting; the shooter or shooters fled and no weapon was recovered.

The Philadelphia Police Homicide Detective Division opened an active investigation. No arrests have been announced, and investigators say two suspects were identified from video footage though their identities remain unknown. The family continues to seek answers and has expressed deep grief and frustration over the lack of progress.

If anyone saw the shooting, the vehicles or people in that rear parking lot on May 3, 2023, or has other information, please contact Philadelphia police with what you know.