Police killings
2013-2020

Christopher Sowell

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 9/28/2016

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Cobbs Creek Pkwy and Webster St

Sowell allegedly assaulted multiple people, stabbing two boys with a knife and choking his daughter, according to police. He then went to a nearby home where authorities said he attacked two women. Police shot and killed Sowell when he came out of the home and 'abruptly' took his hands out of his pockets. The two boys are in critical condition.