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Derwin Darnell Joseph Matthews Jr. was shot once in the stomach and died hours later at a local hospital.
A man critically injured in a shooting during Pride celebrations in Philadelphia has died, local NBC affiliate WCAU reports.
Derwin Darnell Joseph Matthews Jr. was shot in an alley around 2:45 on Monday. Police responding to multiple reports of a shooting at the 200 block of Camac Street found the victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the stomach. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 6:20 a.m.
Matthews was a chef and a member of Philadelphia's ballroom community, according to WCAU.
"Just an amazing overall young man," Jacen Bowman, the president of Philadelphia's Black Pride, told the station. "To know he was killed, it's crazy. It's the second day of Pride."
Matthews was reportedly in an argument with the suspect when he was shot. Investigators are looking for a male in his late teens or early 20s wearing a beige shirt, grey shorts, and light-colored sneakers. He was reportedly seen on video running south on Camac Street after the shooting. Investigators provided no other details about the shooting, the victim, or the suspect as the investigation continues.
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In 2023, a teenage boy was taken into custody after a terrorism investigation revealed was planning to detonate bombs at a LGBTQ+ Pride parade in 2024. Muhyyee-ud-din Abdul-Rahman was arrested and charged after the FBI raided his West Philadelphia home. The teen reportedly had made bombs and tested them in the woods behind his home, and was planning to place the explosives in trash cans along the 2024 Philadelphia Pride March route.
This article has been updated to more accurately identify the crime scene location.
