A 28-year-old man was shot six times — twice in the head and four times in the back — late Monday night on the 4800 block of Oxford Avenue in Frankford, according to Philadelphia police. The attack happened around 10:23 p.m. and left the victim in critical condition as he underwent surgery.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told NBC10 Philadelphia that surveillance video obtained by investigators showed the shooter chasing the victim down the block before opening fire on him at close range. NBC10 has not obtained the footage itself, and police have not released the victim's identity. The 4800 block of Oxford Avenue sits within Philadelphia's 15th Police District, which runs out of headquarters at Harbison Avenue and Levick Street and covers Frankford, Mayfair, Tacony and Holmesburg.
No Arrests as Investigation Continues
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting, and the investigation remains ongoing, per the chief inspector's account relayed to the station. NBC10's Kelsey Kushner reported on the story from the outlet's live center as details continued to emerge Monday night into Tuesday morning.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Philadelphia Police Department at 215-686-TIPS (8477) or submit an anonymous tip online, the department says. Tipsters can also send digital video or photo evidence directly to investigators by email at [email protected], according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
A Neighborhood With a Recent String of Shootings
The Oxford Avenue shooting adds to a string of recent gun violence incidents in Frankford. Hoodline reported last week on a Fuller Street shooting that ended in a fast arrest. Late last month, a Frankford woman fatally shot a masked intruder inside a residential building, and in September, a Frankford man shot in the evening showed up at the hospital by private car rather than ambulance.
Gunshot victims in Frankford are typically transported by police or private vehicle to nearby emergency facilities such as Jefferson Frankford Hospital, or to level-1 trauma centers including Temple University Hospital and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, according to Metro Philadelphia. The 15th District has historically relied on dedicated bicycle patrols across Frankford's commercial and residential corridors to respond to violent and street-level crime, the Northeast Times has reported.
Homicides Down Citywide, But Frankford Still a Flashpoint
The shooting comes even as Philadelphia has seen a decline in homicides this year. Homicides fell 24.86% year-to-date through October 12, dropping from 177 in 2025 to 133 in 2026, according to data from the Philadelphia Police Department.
Despite those citywide gains, Frankford continues to see sporadic close-range shootings like the one on Oxford Avenue.
Potential Charges if a Suspect Is Identified
If police identify and arrest a suspect, prosecutors would need to establish specific intent to kill alongside a substantial step toward that act to pursue attempted murder charges, as opposed to aggravated assault, which only requires proof of intent to cause serious bodily injury, according to Gambone Law. Close-range gunfire and chasing a victim, as described by surveillance footage in this case, are the kind of circumstances prosecutors often cite as evidence of intent to kill.
Under Pennsylvania law, a conviction for attempted murder involving serious bodily injury is a first-degree felony carrying up to 20 years or more in state prison and fines as high as $50,000, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The city also maintains standing cash rewards to encourage tips in violent crime cases — $20,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a homicide, and $10,000 for non-fatal shootings occurring within 500 feet of a school, rec center or library, according to the City of Philadelphia.
