Terrell Taylor

Terrell Taylor was a 20-year-old African-American man living in the Carroll Park section of West Philadelphia. He resided on a block of Hobart Street that he called home, a place where his life would be tragically cut short.

In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, November 3, 2013, violence erupted just steps from his front door. At approximately 2:40 a.m., Terrell was shot three times in the back on the same block where he lived, near the intersection with Master Street. He was rushed to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for treatment but succumbed to his injuries a short time after arriving.

Police officially identified Terrell as the victim on Monday, November 4. At that early point in the investigation, authorities announced that they had not yet determined a motive for the fatal shooting. His death was recorded as the 213th homicide to occur in Philadelphia that year.

In the days that followed, no arrests were announced in connection with the killing. The case quickly went cold, with no publicly identified suspects or updates on the investigation. As of November 2013, the murder of Terrell Taylor remains unsolved.