Samir Thomas, 18

Around 2:15 pm this afternoon, police said a 18-year-old black male was shot at seven times on the 2000 block of West Diamond Street.

One of the shots fired from the street reportedly cut through the window of a passing SEPTA bus.

The victim, Samir Thomas of the 1800 block of North 24th, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head and torso. Thomas was rushed to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:59 pm.

The police are searching for the shooter, who they describe as a black male, approximately 6’2, with a muscular build, wearing a blue shirt with an alligator print.