Robert Knight, a 34-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was murdered on Saturday, June 28, 2014, in a daylight shooting in the Frankford area of the city. At about 3:04 p.m., Philadelphia Police officers were called to a residence on the 4200 block of Penn Street, where they found Knight lying on the porch. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder, and by the time Philadelphia Fire Department medics arrived, there was nothing more they could do. Knight was pronounced dead at the scene.
Knight lived on the 400 block of Levick Street, not far from where his life ended. The available police account gives only a spare glimpse of the final moments: officers responding to a house, a man down on the porch, and a single gunshot wound that proved fatal. What is clear is that the shooting happened in the middle of the afternoon, in a residential setting where someone may have seen or heard something that could help investigators.
The case remains listed as unsolved by Philadelphia Police. No suspect has been publicly identified in the available source information, and no arrests, charges, trial proceedings, or convictions were reported in connection with Knight’s killing. Investigators have continued to ask for tips from the public, emphasizing that even a small detail could help move the case forward.
As it stands, Robert Knight’s homicide remains an open case: a man found shot on a porch in Philadelphia, a family left without answers, and a police file still waiting for the information that could identify who was responsible.
