Exclusive: alleged murderer of Daniel Hamilton (white), shot to death in Philadelphia on July 10, 2021, identified as George C. Scott (black)
An unreported black-on-white murder in the City of Brotherly Love
Daniel Hamilton, a 33-year-old white man, was shot to death last year in Philadelphia, PA on July 10, 2021. According to 6ABC news, he was shot twice in his car at 5:20 p.m. on a Saturday; he was then transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
While coverage of Daniel Hamilton’s murder has been very sparse on legacy news media, Daniel’s sister posted a touching photograph of her brother on Reddit’s /r/lastimages subreddit last year that stuck in my mind:
Daniel’s sister captioned the image thusly: “My brother was murdered last weekend. This is him with his niece 4th of July. Now he'll never get to meet his own daughter.”
In another comment, she described him as her own daughter’s best friend, and that his wife was 7 months pregnant at the time of his murder. “You don’t get over it,” she wrote.
Absolutely heartbreaking.
While I have not been able to find much at all posted online about Daniel’s murder, much less any information about his suspected killer, I had kept his case in the back of my mind and would periodically check in.
Recently, I found through court records that Daniel’s suspected murderer had been arrested in November, and just formally arraigned for murder in the last few days. That man’s name is George C. Scott, a black man with DOB 12/26/1990. This is his mugshot which I obtained through a Pennsylvania Right-To-Know request:
Unsurprisingly the killer has a rap sheet dating back a decade with multiple jail sentences for illegal possession of weapons, aggravated assault, and possession of controlled substances.
Daniel’s sister commented that it’s possible Daniel may have been in the area he was shot at to obtain drugs, but that he “wasn't involved in anything that should have gotten him killed.” We agree - Daniel did not deserve to die just for attempting to buy drugs.
Rest in peace Daniel, and prayers that justice is served upon your murderer and that your loved ones find peace.
Nobody is going to make a comment about the name George C Scott? That's crazy somebody would name their child that.
Rest in peace Daniel