Skip to main content

List of police shootings and incident summaries (2023)

The Citizens Police Oversight Commission (CPOC) oversees and investigates the conduct, policies, and practices of the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD). As part of their duties, CPOC reviews police shootings. The police department calls these officer-involved shootings.

To learn more about policies related to the use of force and police shootings, visit the PPD’s website.

Jump to:


Investigation process

After a police shooting:

  1. Police Radio immediately notifies a list of contacts, including the executive director of CPOC. The CPOC investigation unit goes to the shooting location.
  2. Two units within the police department investigate the shooting. The Office Involved Shooting Investigation (OISI) team considers whether to recommend criminal charges. The Internal Affairs Shooting Team decides whether the shooting violated PPD policy.
  3. The police department and CPOC assess the evidence. Both groups review any audio and video footage. This may include footage from body-worn cameras.
  4. The police department may interview officers and other witnesses. PPD policy allows 72 hours for any officer who fired their gun to give a statement.
  5. The OISI Unit writes a report about the incident. The report summarizes the investigation and recommends criminal charges when appropriate. The OISI Unit sends the report to the police commissioner, the District Attorney’s Office, and CPOC.

Following the investigation:

  • A police officer may face criminal charges. The District Attorney’s Office makes any criminal charging decisions. This is a criminal proceeding.
  • The police department may also discipline an officer for violating PPD policy. CPOC sits on the Use of Force Review Board with PPD leadership. This board reviews the case to determine whether the shooting violated PPD policy. If it did, the police department may discipline or dismiss the officer. This is an administrative proceeding.

You can learn more about these two types of proceedings in our blog post.

CPOC’s role in shooting investigations

CPOC’s role in these investigations will expand in the future. This may include:

  • Observing more interviews by PPD investigators.
  • Reviewing more physical evidence and documents.
  • Issuing a report at the end of an investigation.
  • Recommending criminal charges, administrative sanctions, or policy changes.

2023 police shootings

Date Case number Location of shooting Police district Officer on duty or off duty? Civilian injury Officer injury Body-worn camera?
2/8/2023 23-04 200 block of N. 60th St. 19th On duty No Yes Yes
2/9/2023 23-05 700 block of Emerson St. 7th On duty No No No
3/2/2023 23-07 5400 block of Summer St. 19th On duty No No Yes
3/24/2023 23-10 1500 block of E. Johnson St. 14th On duty Injured No No
4/17/2023 23-12 20th and Chew Sts. 35th On duty Injured No Yes
4/29/2023 23-13 400 block of W. Bringhurst St. 39th On duty Injured Yes No
5/4/2023 23-14 2300 block of Fawn St. 22nd On duty Killed No Yes
5/31/2023 23-16 2800 block of Ruth St. 24th On duty Killed Yes Yes
6/8/2023 23-17 7600 block of Ridge Ave. 5th Off duty Injured Yes No
8/14/2023 23-21 100 block of E. Willard St. 24th On duty Killed No Yes
9/14/2023 23-23 900 E. Westmoreland St. 24th On duty Injured No Yes
9/27/2023 23-24 7600 block of Lexington Ave. 15th On duty Injured No No
10/2/2023 23-25 100 block of E. Phil-Ellena St. 14th On duty Killed No Yes
10/4/2023 23-27 7500 Whitaker Ave. 2nd On duty Killed Yes Yes
12/10/2023 23-31 8000 block of N. Frankford Ave. 8th On duty Injured Yes No

This table was updated on February 5, 2024.


Incident summaries

Name Description Released Format
February 8, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-04) PDF 200 block of N. 60th St. November 29, 2023
February 9, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-05) PDF 700 block of Emerson St. November 29, 2023
March 2, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-07) PDF 5400 block of Summer St. November 29, 2023
March 24, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-10) PDF 1500 block of E. Johnson St. November 29, 2023
April 17, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-12) PDF 20th and Chew Sts. November 29, 2023
April 29, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-13) PDF 400 block of W. Bringhurst St. November 29, 2023
May 4, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-14) PDF 2300 block of Fawn St. November 29, 2023
May 31, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-16) PDF 2800 block of Ruth St. November 29, 2023
June 8, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-17) PDF 7600 block of Ridge Ave. November 29, 2023
August 14, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-21) PDF 100 block of E. Willard St. November 29, 2023
September 14, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-23) PDF 900 E. Westmoreland St. November 29, 2023
September 27, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-24) PDF 7600 block of Lexington Ave. November 29, 2023
October 2, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-25) PDF 100 block of E. Phil-Ellena St. November 29, 2023
October 4, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-27) PDF 7500 Whitaker Ave. November 29, 2023
December 10, 2023 incident summary (OISI case 23-31) PDF 8000 block of Frankford Ave. February 12, 2024

Top