The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will decide whether unprovoked flight from the police in a high crime area provides police with the requisite reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory detention.

In 2021, following a bench trial, Phillip Shivers was convicted of violating 18 Pa.C.S.A. 6105, 18 Pa.C.S.A 6106 and 18 Pa.C.S.A 6108 under the Uniformed Firearms Act. On July 18, 2019, Philadelphia police were on regular patrol in a neighborhood known for "drug activity and gun violence.” Shivers was observed near the entrance of a nearby a 7-Eleven.