On the afternoon of April 11, 2023, 22-year-old Zhakira Bailey was shot multiple times on the 2500 block of North 10th Street in North Philadelphia after she and a friend had gone to pick up another friend. Police say a man later identified as 22-year-old Jahir Williams-Hill allegedly opened fire as Zhakira walked away. Officers in the area were flagged down and found her unresponsive; she was taken to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead. Family members say she was struck ten times in the back, with a total of thirteen shots fired and three grazing wounds.

The Philadelphia Police Department identified Williams-Hill as the suspect and charged him with murder, weapons offenses, and related counts; he remained at large and was described as 5 feet 10 inches tall and 180 pounds. Zhakira’s family remember her as someone who loved children and was beloved in her community, and her mother has publicly urged anyone with information about Williams-Hill’s whereabouts to come forward.

Does anyone have information about that afternoon or about Williams-Hill’s location that could help bring Zhakira’s family justice?