In the Brewerytown neighborhood of Philadelphia on the night of Saturday, August 27, 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm. When police responded to calls about a person with a gun on the 1700 block of North Newkirk Street around 9:25 p.m., they found 25-year-old Nashawn Jones lying on the sidewalk, suffering from a fatal gunshot wound to his chest.
He was rushed to Temple University Hospital, but his life could not be saved, and he was pronounced dead less than an hour later.
Another man, who was 45 years old, was also struck by a bullet in the chest during the same incident. He was taken to a different hospital in a private vehicle and was listed in stable condition. The motive for the shooting was believed to have been an argument.
Known as 'Moo moo' to his family and friends, Nashawn was remembered as a funny and kind-hearted person who could always make people laugh. He had faced some trouble in his past but was actively turning his life around. He had earned his GED and taken business courses at the Community College of Philadelphia, with aspirations of obtaining his commercial driver's license. The night before his death, he was in a music studio, pursuing his passion for rapping. He had recently become engaged and was making plans to move to North Carolina with his fiancée.
Despite the passage of time, the case of Nashawn Jones's murder remains unsolved. No suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting. The Philadelphia Police Department continues to seek information from the public that could lead to a breakthrough in the investigation and bring a measure of closure to his grieving family.
