Derwin Darnell Joseph Matthews Jr., 31, a male and Black/African American, was shot just after 2:30 a.m. on June 2, 2025, in an alley off the 200 block of South Camac Street in Philadelphia’s Center City, hours after the city’s Pride March and Festival had concluded in the nearby Gayborhood. Police and medics found Derwin Darnell Joseph Matthews Jr., 31, with a gunshot wound to the abdomen; he was rushed to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and pronounced dead at 6:20 a.m.
the same morning. The killing unfolded near bars and late-night crowds, with early reports noting the chaos that followed the single shot that felled the 31-year-old chef and ballroom-scene figure.
Investigators canvassed the block and recovered surveillance video that, according to early accounts, captured a suspect running south on Camac Street toward Locust Street moments after the shooting. Authorities initially indicated that an argument may have preceded the gunfire, though they did not publicly specify a motive. As details emerged that day, outlets consistently placed the moment of violence around 2:29–2:45 a.m., locating the scene squarely within the Gayborhood corridor.
By June 19, 2025, detectives released the names of two suspects wanted in connection with the death of Derwin Darnell Joseph Matthews Jr., 31: Nysheem Hinson-Rakley, 22, and Tyrik Ransom, 24. Police announced active arrest warrants and asked for the public’s help, circulating last known addresses for both men and urging tips to the Homicide Unit. Multiple local outlets echoed the appeal, describing the suspects and reiterating the timeline that ended with the 31-year-old’s death at Jefferson Hospital.
Subsequent coverage in the weeks that followed continued to report the pair as wanted, with no official announcements of arrests in the case. The public advisories highlighted the same two names and the same Center City alleyway where the 31-year-old was mortally wounded, keeping focus on the search for the gunman and any accomplice. As of those updates, authorities maintained the call for information that could lead to the capture of the suspects and resolution for those mourning the loss of Derwin Darnell Joseph Matthews Jr., 31.
