Tahmir Hightower was 19 when he was killed on April 19, 2023. Known in the local music scene as Saucyboymir or SBM, he was expecting his first child and family remembered him as a happy, respectful, and playful young man who was looking forward to fatherhood; his daughter Ayuri Malayea Hightower was born on May 4, 2023.

On the evening of April 19, while visiting his old West Philadelphia neighborhood, Hightower was on the 4900 block of Olive Street at about 10:40 p.m. His mother later viewed surveillance footage showing two masked people coming up from behind and shooting him. Officers found him near a vacant lot with multiple gunshot wounds and took him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:08 a.m. on April 20, 2023.

His mother publicly pleaded for help and the city offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. A suspect was arrested and charged in late May 2023; the case was pending trial as of May 2023.

If anyone knew Tahmir, saw him that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.