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 trying to get him medical help. They placed him into a patrol vehicle and rushed him to Aria-Torresdale Hospital. Despite those efforts, he was pronounced dead later that night.
The public information available from Philadelphia Police identifies the case as an unsolved murder. No named suspect, arrest, charges, trial, or conviction has been reported in the available official case information. Police have continued to ask anyone with information to contact the Philadelphia Police Department, noting that tips can be submitted anonymously and that even one call could provide investigators with the lead needed to move the case forward.
