Marquis Billups-Gosnell

Marquis Billups-Gosnell, a 21-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed on Monday, November 2, 2015, in the city's Northeast section. That evening, at about 8:37 p.m., Philadelphia police officers were called to a residence on the 10800 block of Keswick Road, the same block where Marquis lived. When officers arrived, they found him outside on the front lawn, wounded by gunfire.

The scene unfolded quickly. Marquis had been shot, and the officers did not wait for an ambulance before ...

Murders in Philadelphia