Marquise Mebane was 19 when he was shot and killed in Philadelphia just after 12:30 a.m. on November 30, 2013. The shooting happened in the Cobbs Creek area on the 6100 block of Walton Avenue. Officers found Mebane with two gunshot wounds to the chest; emergency personnel responded quickly but he succumbed at the scene.

His death occurred during a year marked by high levels of gun violence in Philadelphia, a year in which about 81.3% of all homicides involved firearms and many killings took place outdoors during late-night hours. Mebane’s homicide is one of numerous shootings that disproportionately affected young Black men and contributed to community concerns about safety and the need for intervention.

If anyone knew Marquise or has information about the shooting on Walton Avenue that night, please share what you know.