On the evening of Sunday, January 15, 2023, a trip to an ATM in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia ended in a fatal shooting. Around 8:30 p.m. on the 1600 block of Levick Street, an unknown assailant opened fire on a vehicle carrying three men. Lamont Butts, 46, was struck in the head and pronounced dead at the scene. Two other occupants, a 46-year-old man and a 49-year-old man, were also shot and taken to a nearby hospital; both were reported in stable condition.

Police had not identified a suspect or made any arrests in the immediate aftermath, and the motive remained unclear. The shooting left Butts’s family and friends mourning a man remembered as a loving father. If anyone was in the area that night or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.