Philadelphia police are searching for a man they say shot and killed a 34-year-old woman and assaulted two other women on the 6300 block of Stenton Avenue, and they're asking anyone who spots him not to step in themselves. Investigators have named Jamal Pistoria as the person they want to find in connection with the attack, which left the woman dead and two others hurt.
According to the Philadelphia Police Department, the Homicide Unit is requesting the public's help locating Pistoria, and the case has been assigned reference number DC 26-14-087212. The woman killed in the attack has been identified by NBC10 Philadelphia as 34-year-old Bellaniri Ofelia Hernandez Camilo, though Yahoo News reported her name in a different order and spelled her surname Camil, identifying her as Ofelia Bellaniri Hernandez Camil of New York City.
Pistoria's age has also been reported inconsistently. FOX 29 Philadelphia described him as 33 years old, while NBC10 described him as 29 years old, standing five-foot-six and weighing about 150 pounds. The police department's notice lists him as 33.
Possible Whereabouts in West Oak Lane
Investigators believe Pistoria could be in the area of the 1500 block of East Tulpehocken Street, in the city's West Oak Lane section, though that location has not been confirmed as his current whereabouts. The police department has explicitly warned residents not to approach him. Anyone who sees Pistoria is urged to call 911 immediately rather than confront him.
As of the Yahoo News report, no arrests had been made in the case and a motive remained unknown. The Homicide Unit can be reached directly at 215-686-3334 or 215-686-3335, and detectives Sanchez (badge 647) and Burkhimer (badge 638) are listed as contacts in the case. Tips can also be submitted confidentially through the department's tip line at 215.686.TIPS (8477).
A $20,000 Reward, and a Program With a Mixed Track Record
The City of Philadelphia is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case, per NBC10's report. That reward figure is standard citywide policy — Philadelphia's homicide reward program has offered up to $20,000 for tips leading to arrest and conviction in homicide cases since 2012, according to Axios Philadelphia.
Collecting that money isn't quick or guaranteed, however. Axios notes that rewards aren't paid out until the person identified through a tip is actually convicted of the crime, a structure that has historically limited payouts. The outlet reported in December 2023 that the city had paid out $560,000 in rewards across 29 homicide cases since 2017, citing an NBC10 investigation; an NBC10 investigation reported $560,000 paid across 29 homicides since 2017 — still just about 1% of the total homicide cases from that period. Axios also reported that Philadelphia has nearly 2,000 unsolved murders dating back to at least the 1970s, according to city data.
The Stenton Avenue case adds to a year in which homicide numbers have trended downward overall. As of Tuesday, there were 153 reported homicides in Philadelphia so far this year, down about 19.9% from the same point in 2025, according to police statistics cited by NBC10. Still, for the family of the woman killed on Stenton Avenue, and for the two women who survived the assault, the case remains open, the suspect remains at large, and the reward remains on offer.
