In the Wissinoming section of Northeast Philadelphia, on the night of February 15, 2021, Delante Johnson, a 48-year-old Black male, was fatally shot at the entrance of his home. At approximately 11:15 p.m., Johnson answered a knock at his door on the 4000 block of Creston Street and was immediately confronted by an armed individual.
A doorbell camera captured the chilling moments that followed.
The gunman can be heard threatening Johnson before opening fire, shooting him multiple times in the doorway of his residence. Following the shooting, the assailant, along with another man who may have been an accomplice, fled the scene. Despite a prompt response from Philadelphia Police officers at around 11:16 a.m. and the immediate medical attention he received, Johnson was pronounced deceased at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.
In an effort to identify those responsible, authorities released the surveillance footage to the public. The gunman was described as a tall, thin male wearing a dark-colored jacket and a face mask. The second individual was also wearing a dark-colored jacket, which had light-colored logos on the chest, back, and arms. As of the latest available information, the investigation into Delante Johnson's murder is ongoing, and no arrests have been made. The case remains one of Philadelphia's unsolved homicides, and authorities continue to seek information from the public to bring his killer or killers to justice. A $20,000 reward is being offered for any information that leads to an arrest and conviction in connection with the case.
