Overview
- Three men were shot near the Hunting Park Recreation Center in North Philadelphia over the past month, with attacks on May 29, June 20, and June 26 leaving two dead and one survivor.
- Authorities released images Monday of a tattooed suspect who they say may use SEPTA’s Broad Street Line and should not be approached because he is considered armed and dangerous.
- Investigators have identified the June 20 victim as 45-year-old Martin Higgins, who was found at the park and pronounced dead, while the June 26 victim was taken to Temple University Hospital and died and the May 29 victim, a man in his 50s, survived and was later listed stable.
- Police are probing motive and links between the incidents, citing possible robberies and looking into whether victims met the suspect through a dating app, and no weapons have been recovered at the fatal scenes.
- Officials have scheduled a police news conference and are asking anyone with information to contact the Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit rather than approaching the suspect, a step meant to reduce risk and help bring the case to a quicker resolution.