Knockeem Kenta Goss, a 33-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 13, 2014, only one day after his birthday. Police said officers were called to the 3600 block of North Warnock Street at about 2:48 a.m., where they found him lying in the street. The scene was already beyond rescue by the time emergency help arrived.
Philadelphia Fire Department medics responded, but Goss had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The killing took place in North Philadelphia’s 25th District, while Goss was listed as a resident of the 6700 block of Woolston Avenue in Philadelphia. Online obituary information identifies him by his full name, Knockeem Kenta Goss, and lists his life dates as July 12, 1982, to July 13, 2014. Family and friends were asked to gather for a visitation on July 26, 2014, with private interment afterward, marking a quiet farewell after a sudden and violent death.
Available online police information does not identify any suspect or suspects in Goss’s killing. The case is listed by Philadelphia Police as an unsolved murder under DC# 14-25-057925, and investigators have continued to ask the public for information. No arrest, charges, trial, plea, or conviction could be confirmed from the available online sources reviewed. The public appeal remains focused on tips, with police noting that information can be provided anonymously to the Philadelphia Police Department.
