On a Sunday morning in April 2016, 21-year-old Saadiq Abdull Latiyf, also known as Saadiq Richardson, was found dead in the street behind a parked vehicle on the 300 block of South Saint Bernard Street in West Philadelphia, near Barkan Park. Medics who answered a call about an unresponsive male shortly after 9 a.m. found Latiyf with a puncture wound to his upper chest; he was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:22 a.m. Philadelphia police from the 18th District opened an investigation into what they believed to be a fatal stabbing.

A cell phone was lying next to Latiyf’s body, but no weapon was recovered in the immediate area. Authorities appealed to the public for information and asked anyone with knowledge to contact the Southwest Detective Division. There have been no public updates about arrests or identified suspects, and the investigation is listed as open.

If anyone has information about Saadiq Latiyf’s death or was in the area that morning, please contact the Southwest Detective Division.