PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — It’s been months since a woman was fatally shot, with police saying she was not the intended target.
“She was happy go lucky. She was a very loving person, she was my baby. She was taken from us, brutally,” says Carole Woodlin.
The parents of Jasmine Johnson are still in disbelief over the loss of their daughter.
The 27-year-old was killed when someone opened fire along the 3100 block of West Montgomery Avenue in Strawberry Mansion.
It happened just before 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16th, 2025.
However, the bullets were not intended for her.
“Jasmine was an innocent bystander, caught in crossfire,” says Johnson’s sister, Leea Woodlin.
“She come outside to get some fresh air, then brutally taken away from us,” Carole Woodlin, Johnson’s mother, says.
Johnson’s family says that she was at that location helping a friend to take care of her grandchildren.
Sadly, Johnson died on her brother’s birthday, and was laid to rest on what would have been her 28th birthday.
“Not a day goes by that we don’t think about her,” says Carole.
“I still carry a picture of her in my car every day,” says Johnson’s father, Gregory Woodlin.
There is a $20,000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case.
All calls will remain anonymous.
“Have a heart so that our family can try to heal and try to move forward,” says Leea.
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