Police recorded 24 murders in Philadelphia in January; here are the victims’ names 

Philadelphia Police recorded 24 homicides during January 2024, which is a decrease compared to December, which had 27.

Here are the names and ages of those who were killed, plus when and where. But we know they are not just names. Please contact us at [email protected] if you are a family member so we can properly memorialize them. Lists from previous months can be found here.

January 2: Kenneth Carodine, 35, at the 1200 block of west Harold Street

January 4: Rodney F. Hicks, 46, at the 2900 block of north Orkney Street

January 4: Desmond Edwards, 37, at the 5000 block of Ogontz Avenue

January 5: Damari Carter, 4, at the 6700 block of Lebanon Avenue

January 5: Shaheed Jones, 25, at the 4900 block of north Smedley Street

January 5: Terrell Sizer, 35, at the 7600 block of Ogontz Avenue

January 8: Shaquwan McNeil, 21, at the 5000 block of Glenloch Street

January 11: Christopher Lopez, 44, at the 2700 block of Emerald Street

January 11: Janil Gonzalez, 33, at the 5400 block of Master Street

January 11: Sharoc Hopkins, 31, at the 5800 block of north 6th Street

January 13: Steffon Johnson, 30, at the 5501 block of Old York Road

January 14: Edison Frazier, 53, at the 2400 block of north Myrtlewood Street

January 14: Christopher Smith, 41, at the 2400 block of north Myrtlewood Street

January 17: Tyshaun Welles, 16, at the 1500 block of Market Street

January 17: DeShawn McLeod, 33, at the 3700 block of Kensington Avenue

January 19: Marcus Johnson, 17, at the 4200 block of Romain Street

January 21: Eric Geiger, 11, at the 7100 block of Elmwood Avenue

January 21: Omar Littlejohn, 31, at the 210 block of Locust Street

January 22: Nicholas Gallagher, 44, at the 4800 block of Frankford Avenue

January 24: Kevin Williams, 43, at the 5100 block of Hutchinson Street

January 26: Jaquon Warrington, 28, at the 5600 block of Pentridge Street

January 28: Shahyadd Chavis, 29, at the 800 block of south Cecil Street

January 30: Jamie Lee Smith, 33, at the 3900 block of Melon Street

January 31: Craig Stevens, 53, at the 900 block of Sydney Street

Source: Philadelphia Police Department