Shikron Baynard was 19 when he was fatally shot in Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Officers were called to the 3200 block of Wharton Street at about 2:38 a.m., where evidence of a shooting was found, but Baynard was not at the scene. He arrived at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in a private vehicle after being shot numerous times and died there at about 6:03 p.m.

Police say Baynard had been inside a vehicle, believed to be a Nissan, with two suspects when they opened fire on the 3200 block of Wharton Street, striking him multiple times. That detail led investigators to describe the incident as more than random crossfire; the suspects reportedly fired while in the same vehicle with him. He lived on North 13th Street in Philadelphia.

As of the latest update, the case is listed by Philadelphia police as an unsolved murder under case number DC# 23-17-006693, with no suspects publicly identified and no arrests or charges reported. Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia Police — did anyone in the community see or hear anything that night?