On May 1, 2023, 21-year-old Jordan James-Marquise Hayward was shot multiple times in the Haddington neighborhood of West Philadelphia. He died from those wounds. No suspects have been identified and no arrests were announced; the motive remains unknown and a reward of up to $20,000 has been offered for information leading to arrest and conviction.

Hayward was training at the fire academy and working overnight shifts at Amazon while preparing for a career as a firefighter. Family remembered him as quiet but warm, hardworking, handy around the house, and devoted to his faith; he attended Salt and Light Church and had been baptized four years before his death. He loved basketball, a passion connected to his father naming him after Michael Jordan. His kidneys were donated after his death, saving two lives.

If anyone knew Jordan, was in Haddington on May 1, 2023, or has information about the shooting, please come forward to investigators.