MURDER
CASE #: 2026-38
Aaron Whitfield Jr.
Also Known As:
Nunu/Chubbs
Status:
Open
Date of Offense:
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Offense Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Summary:
On Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. At approximately 7:52 p.m., officers responded to the 2100 block of Knorr Street, where they found 25-year-old Aaron Whitfield suffering from a gunshot wound to the head inside a tow truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim, a 21-year-old woman, was shot several times from the waist down during the same incident and was transported to Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital in stable condition.
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Circumstances of Offense:
Whitfield, 25, worked for 448 Towing and Recovery, the same company that lost another driver, David Garcia-Morales, 20, to a similar shooting three weeks earlier, according to law enforcement sources. Garcia-Morales was shot multiple times on Dec. 22 while inside a towing vehicle on Torresdale Avenue and died days later.
Additional Details:
The Philadelphia Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 27 year-old Najee Williams, who is wanted in connection with two separate shootings involving tow truck drivers, including a December, 2025 fatal incident and a double shooting in January, 2026 leaving Aaron Whitfield deceased.
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Najee W. (Suspect) - Living
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