On the evening of March 4, 2023, 14-year-old Anthony Pinkney was fatally shot in Philadelphia’s Overbrook neighborhood. At about 8:26 p.m., while walking with friends along the 6000 block of Haddington Lane, a rapid succession of gunfire erupted. Anthony was found lying in the street with two gunshot wounds to his chest and was taken to Lankenau Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 9:30 p.m.

Anthony lived on South Cecil Street in the Kingsessing neighborhood and was an eighth-grade student at Excel Middle Years Academy. He enjoyed football, basketball, gaming on his PlayStation, and dancing with his mother. In the shooting’s aftermath, anti-violence groups, including the Philadelphia Anti-Drug/Anti-Violence Network, canvassed the neighborhood with flyers and calls for community unity against escalating youth gun violence.

No arrests have been announced. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477). Can anyone who knew Anthony or witnessed the incident share information that could help the investigation?