In the late hours of a Sunday evening in North Philadelphia, tragedy struck 29-year-old Randall Ellis. On April 30, 2017, at approximately 11:20 p.m., he was discovered lying in the hallway of his home on the 3000 block of North 10th Street, having been shot multiple times. The male victim had sustained gunshot wounds to his face, arms, and legs.
Emergency medical services were promptly dispatched to the scene.
Medics rushed Ellis to Temple University Hospital in an effort to save his life. Despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead that same night. The incident that led to Ellis's death was a double shooting, with a second individual, a 21-year-old man, also falling victim to the gunfire. He was transported to the same hospital by a private vehicle with a gunshot wound to the buttock and was listed in stable condition.
In the days that followed, the Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Unit took charge of the investigation into the fatal shooting. As of early May 2017, authorities had not made any arrests in connection with the case. The investigation into the death of Randall Ellis remained active, with no suspects publicly identified. Online sources available in the years following the incident do not contain information regarding any arrests or the identification of any suspects in his murder.
