Shooting at 18TH STREET AND ERIE AVENUE on 08/19/2026 12:00 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 08/19/2026 12:00 AM

Description: About 20 shots fired at intersection of 18th Street and Erie Avenue in Nicetown; 27-year-old man shot in the arm and hospitalized in stable condition; about 20 spent shell casings recovered; at least two vehicles struck; no weapons recovered

Address: 18TH STREET AND ERIE AVENUE, Philadelphia, PA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Urban

Name

Donna Urban

Missing Age

23

Est. Current Age

66

Last Seen

Wilmington, DE on 02/07/1983

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel Height: 5' 2" Weight: 112 lbs

Case Number

MP5607

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Riley

Name

Nicholas Riley

Age

30

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On saturday, december 20th, 2014 at approximately 12:43 PM., police responded to the area of 67 lowery drive in the woodland apartments complex for a report of a suspicious vehicle which was occupied by two males. Officers arrived on scene and found one victim (nicholas riley), deceased from a gunshot wound. The other male was also located and transported to the christiana hospital where he was listed in critical condition and later survived.

Agency

New Castle PD

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