Kareem Dacres, a 22-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was shot on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2014, on the 1700 block of Pike Street. Philadelphia police officers were called to the scene at about 5:42 p.m., where they found him suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. What had begun as a holiday evening became the start of a violent struggle for survival, and officers transported Kareem to Temple University Hospital for emergency treatment.
Kareem lived on the 6300 block
of Old York Road in Philadelphia. After he was taken to the hospital, efforts were made to save him, but his injuries proved fatal. He died from his wounds on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, nearly two weeks after the shooting.
The Philadelphia Police Department lists the case as an unsolved homicide under DC# 14-39-093706. The available police source does not name any suspect or suspects, and it does not report any arrests, charges, trial, or conviction connected to Kareem’s death. Authorities have continued to ask the public for information, encouraging anyone with knowledge of the shooting to contact Philadelphia police, with the option to remain anonymous.
