Maurice Acey, a 39-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was shot on the night of Saturday, April 30, 2011, shortly before 11:00 p.m., in South Philadelphia. He was found lying on the sidewalk in the 2000 block of South 22nd Street after being struck by gunfire multiple times, and he later died at the hospital. Online case information lists May 1, 2011, as the date he was found, placing his death in the late-night aftermath of the shooting.
In the months after Maurice was killed, his family was left with grief and unanswered questions. His mother, Naomi Jones, spoke publicly about the pain of losing her son, describing how devastated the family was. Maurice left behind a son and a daughter, Brianah, who was preparing for major milestones in her life without her father there to share them. Brianah remembered him as a giving person, saying that if someone needed something and he had it, he would help.
The case appeared to stall early. By late November 2011, reports said leads were few and that no one was coming forward. Maurice's family offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, and tips were directed to the Citizens Crime Commission, where callers could remain anonymous. Naomi Jones said she believed at least one of Maurice's friends knew something about who shot him, and she pleaded for anyone with information to come forward.
Available online sources did not identify any suspect or report any arrest, charges, trial, or conviction in Maurice Acey's killing. His case remains presented online as an unsolved Philadelphia homicide, with public-facing case pages continuing to ask for attention and information that could help move the investigation forward.
