Police Officer Patrick McDonald, 30

Around 1:45 pm, Philadelphia police officer Patrick McDonald, 30, was shot and killed in the line of duty.

Police said the suspected gunman Daniel Giddings, 27, stood over McDonald and fired several times into the fallen officer as he lay wounded on 2300 block of North 17th Street.

McDonald was an 8-year veteran, and had stopped a car occupied by Giddings, who has a lengthy criminal history, in a traffic stop at 17th and Dauphin.

Responding to McDonald's call for assistance, police officer Richard Bowes, 36, was shot and wounded in the hip by Giddings. Bowes, a 12-year veteran is at Temple Hospital currently listed in stable condition.

Police said at least 30 shots were exchanged. Giddings died at the scene, clutching a .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol.

Michael Walker, 32

On Sept. 21, shortly after 2 am, Michael Walker, 32, black male, was shot in the back in a double shooting on the 2600 block of South 65th Street in Southwest Philadelphia.

Walker was transported to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and pronounced dead at 11:55 am.

A 30-year-old black female was shot in the left leg, and treated and released from the same hospital.

Police have made no arrests.

Thomas Dangerfield, 26

On Sept. 19 at 9:52 pm police responded to a report of a shooting on the 6700 block of Bass Street in East Germantown. There, police found a black male, 26-year-old Thomas Dangerfield, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso. Dangerfield was transported to Einstein Medical Center and pronounced dead at 10:25 pm.

Sharees Brown, 24

On Sept. 16, around 9:30 pm, police officers were called to 800 block of East Thayer Street. There, they found Sharees Brown, 24, black male, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Brown was transported to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:13 pm. Police have no suspects or motive.

Rockie Jenkins, 25

On Sept. 16, around 8:30 pm, police were called to the 1500 block of North Bouvier Street and found Rockie Jenkings, 25, black male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his neck and torso. Jenkins was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have no motive or suspects in the killing.

Edward Darnell Whitby, 33

On Sept. 14, around 11 pm, police responded to a call of a person with a gun at 20th Street and Susquehanna Avenue. There, police found Edward Darnell Whitby, 33, black male, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Whitby, of the 2300 block of North Lambert Street, was transported to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead at 11:28 p.m.

Police have no arrests or motive.

Tyleigh Perkins, 22

On Sept. 14, 1:02 am police found Tyleigh Perkins suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm and chest on Harold Street near 22nd. Perkins was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital at 6:30 am. Police have no arrest or motive.

Dwayne Davis, 30

On Sept. 14, around 12:30 am, police found Dwayne Davis, 30, black male, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his stomach and legs inside a home on Memphis Street near Allegheny Avenue. Davis was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital at 1:20 a.m. Police said robbery was the motive.

Miles Mack, 42

About 10:30 last night, two men started firing at McAlphin Playground at 36th and Aspen Streets, as trophies were being presented after the championship game of a youth basketball league.

At least 15 shots were fired.

The league founder and organizer, Miles Mack, 42, black male, of the 3400 block of Spring Garden Street, suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Mack was pronounced dead at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at 10:44 p.m.

Darren Hankins, 19, black male, of the 4700 block of North 11th Street, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said Hankins may have been the intended target.

Three other black males, aged 20 to 45, were taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition. An 18-year-old black male was taken to Children's Hospital where he was treated for a bullet wound to a finger.

Police urge anyone with information about the shooting to contact homicide detectives at 215-686-3334.

Cedrick Brown, 21

About 10 pm last night, police found a black male, who appeared to be in his early 20s, in the 1700 block of South 54th Street, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head and neck. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was later identified as Cedric Brown, 21.

Eric Byrd, 27

At 8:49 pm last night police found Eric Byrd, 27, black male, lying on the ground outside of a Chinese take-out restaurant near Ninth and Lindley Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and face. Byrd was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center and pronounced dead at 9:14 pm.

Police have no arrests or motive.

Galina and Rudolf Zherebchevsky

On Sept. 8, police found Galina and Rudolf Zherebchevsky in their garage in the 800 block of Barlow Street. Galina, 62, was shot in the head and Rudolf, 67, was shot in the mouth in the mouth in an apparent mureder-suicide. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Two Killed on Saturday

On Saturday, around 8 pm, police found Ronnell Davis, 29, black male, with gunshot wounds to the neck and arm inside a home on the 4400 block of North Franklin Street. Davis was pronounced dead shortly after 9 pm at Temple University Hospital.

Earlier in the day, around 10:30 am, in the 1300 block of South Bouvier Street, police found Tyreek Taylor, 22, black male, with a gunshot wound to the head. Taylor was transported to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:10 am.

Two Men Found Dead Above Electronics Store

Police responding to a report of a robbery early this morning discovered two slain men in North Philadelphia apartment above a car stereo store. Patrol officers arrived on the 2900 block of North Fifth Street shortly after 1 am and found the bodies of two men in the rear bedroom of the second floor apartment. Both men were shot at close range, once in the head, said Lt. Mark Deggan of police department’s homicide division. Deggan, who described one of the victims as a “loner,” said police have tentative IDs on the victims, but are awaiting family notification. One victim is a 47-year-old white male, and the other police said is a Hispanic man in his late ‘30s.

Police are still investigating, and have not determined a motive for the shooting.

Four Homicides in Three Days

On August 29, at 11:53 pm, Troy DeLoatch, 22, black male, was shot multiple times on the 500 block of Lycoming Street. DeLoatch was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital the following morning at 12:16 am.

On August 30, at 5:08 am, Thomas Cherry, 41, black male, was shot in the back on 62nd Street near Cedar Avenue. Cherry was pronounced dead shortly afterward at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

On August 30, at 9:15 pm, Donte Benjamin, 23, black male, was shot multiple times on Simpson Street near Greenway. Benjamin was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:25 pm.

On August 31, at 1:44 am, police responded to a radio call of a person with a gun outside Minnows Bar at Bridge and Jackson Sts. Upon arrival police observed a large fight outside the bar. While dispersing the crowd, police heard gunshots. A block away, on the 5200 block of Glenloch Street, police found Bruce Lassiter, 19, black male, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Lassister was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital at 2:16 am Sunday.

Enor Williams, 78

On August 29, about 6:11 pm, Enor Williams, 78, black male, was shot once in the face after an argument with a group of men outside the VFW Post on the 2000 block of North 33rd Street. Williams was transported to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead 30 minutes later.

Update:
Sept. 5. Police have arrested Karl Jarmon, 18, and Terrell Bennett, 18, both black males, from the 3200 block of West Page, and charged them with murder, robbery and related offenses for the murder of Enor Williams.