Carnez Boone, a 39-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed on February 5, 2014, after gunfire broke out near the 1900 block of North Myrtlewood Street in North Philadelphia. Police were called to the area around 6:49 to 6:50 p.m. for reports of gunshots, and when officers arrived, Boone was already being placed into a Philadelphia Housing Police vehicle.
He had suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and was rushed to Hahnemann University Hospital, where he died that evening.
Boone lived on the 4100 block of Leidy Avenue, but that night he was on North Myrtlewood Street when the shooting happened. The available reports describe the attack as sudden and violent, leaving him critically wounded before help could save him. His death was not only recorded as another homicide in the city, but also as a personal loss for a family that was left devastated. A relative, Milton Boone, described him as someone who had gone through a difficult period in life but was still a good person. He was remembered as a husband and father, and he left behind a wife and a 13-year-old daughter.
The investigation remained unsolved in the publicly available information. No named suspect or suspects were identified, and no arrests, charges, trial results, or convictions were reported in the sources found. Authorities continued seeking information from the public, and a reward was offered for tips leading to an arrest and conviction. The Citizens Crime Commission was administering a $1,300 reward, while the City of Philadelphia offered up to $20,000, bringing the possible reward to as much as $21,300.
Boone’s case was carried as an unsolved murder by Philadelphia police. Investigators asked anyone with information to contact the homicide unit or submit an anonymous tip, indicating that the case still depended on witnesses or community members coming forward with details about who shot him and why.
