In the summer of 2017, a male resident of Philadelphia, Kareem Singleton, was killed in a fatal shooting. The incident occurred on the evening of Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in the Bartram Village neighborhood of Southwest Philadelphia. Singleton, who was 28 years old at the time, was found by police responding to a call just before 10:15 p.m. on the 5600 block of Gibson Drive.
He was discovered lying unresponsive on the sidewalk and was pronounced dead at the scene by medics.
Kareem, known to some as 'Bud,' was born on August 7, 1988, and was educated in the Philadelphia public school system. He was a father to two daughters.
The investigation into Singleton's death was handled by the Philadelphia Police Department's homicide unit. As of the initial reports following the incident, no arrests had been made, and the police had not released any suspect descriptions or a motive for the shooting. The case was noted as an active and ongoing investigation. There are no subsequent reports available that indicate an arrest or the identification of any suspects in connection with the murder of Kareem Singleton.
