Brother of city judge is fatally shot

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, August, 2007 | by Joseph A. Gambardello Inquirer Staff Writer

Gunfire has claimed the life of a Philadelphia judge's younger brother.

John Douglas Moore, 55, brother of Municipal Court Judge Jimmie Moore, was shot multiple times in the chest just before 5 a.m. Wednesday on Diamond Street near 30th Street in Strawberry Mansion, police said.

He died about an hour later at Temple University Hospital.

Witnesses told police they saw a man fleeing on a bicycle.

Police, who released John Moore's name yesterday, are seeking to unravel the circumstances of the shooting in an effort to establish a motive.

Investigators said John Moore's life was unstable and described him as something of a drifter.

Attempts to reach Judge Moore through his chambers...