On January 17, 2023, at about 12:49 p.m., gunfire erupted inside a deli on the 2200 block of North Broad Street in Philadelphia. Three men were struck; 42-year-old Karim Davis suffered a severe gunshot wound and was taken to Temple University Hospital in extremely critical condition. A 39-year-old man was also hospitalized in critical condition with two leg wounds, and a 28-year-old man was treated in stable condition for a gunshot to his side.

Davis, a lifelong Philadelphian born May 19, 1980, was known to family and friends as Smoke and was remembered as a devoted father. He died on January 19, 2023, after two days in the hospital. An arrest was made on February 16, 2023; the unidentified suspect was charged with murder, aggravated assault, and related offenses, and the case remained pending trial as of early 2026.

If anyone was in or near that deli on January 17, 2023, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.