On a Friday night in Philadelphia, the 18th of March, 2016, a residence on the 1300 block of West Seltzer Street became the scene of a tragedy. Inside, police officers discovered two young men who had been shot. One of them was James Griffen, a 19-year-old Black male who lived on that same block. He was found on the second floor of the house, having been shot multiple times.
Emergency responders rushed James to Temple University Hospital, but his injuries were too severe, and he died
that evening. In the living room of the same residence, another victim, 22-year-old Malik Davis, was found with a gunshot wound to his chest. He too was taken to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries that night.
The case of James Griffen's death remains an unsolved homicide. The Philadelphia Police Department continues to seek information from the public that might lead to an arrest and bring a measure of justice to the families of the two young men whose lives were cut short. No suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with the double homicide.
