PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — It has been six months since a young man was murdered in broad daylight in South Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
Now, his heartbroken parents are asking for help in finding their son’s killer.<\/p>\n
“I’m just not really understanding why this is happening,” says Stephen Johnson’s mother.<\/p>\n
“For them to take his life the way they did, it’s left me very very angry,” Stephen Johnson, Sr. adds.<\/p>\n
Twenty six-year-old Stephen Johnson Jr. was shot and killed along the 1900 block of South 21st Street on March 22, 2026.<\/p>\n
There are no suspects in the case.<\/p>\n
“He passed away on a day that I wasn’t that there. He was alone. And I’m hurt by that,” says Johnson Sr.<\/p>\n
Johnson’s parents say they are struggling to come to terms with the loss of their only son.<\/p>\n
He was a father of a two-year-old girl, and working on his career when his life was tragically ended.<\/p>\n
“I was very anxious to see him grow in his role as a dad,” says Johnson Sr.<\/p>\n
“I will continue to fight his battle until the day I go. I’m going to fight for my son. I’m going to fight for my son because he didn’t deserve this,” says Johnson’s mother.<\/p>\n
There is a $20,000 reward being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case.<\/p>\n
The number to call is 215-546-TIPS.<\/p>\n
All calls will remain anonymous.<\/p>\n
“I feel as though if you know something, say something. Cause you never know it may happen to you,” says Johnson Sr.<\/p>\n
“I just pray that hopefully someone come forward, speak up and say something,” adds Johnson’s mother.<\/p>\n
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