A Philadelphia woman gunned down by a masked man while she waited at a SEPTA bus stop was laid to rest Tuesday.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning for Kim Jones — the newlywed mother of two shot and killed while she listened to gospel music one week earlier.
As friends and family remembered Jones as a loving mother and churchgoing woman taken too soon, police continued to look for her executioner.
"This was a very well planned execution," said Philadelphia Police Capt. James Clark.
Clark showed surveillance video last week in hopes of capturing Jones' killer, who remained calm while pulling the trigger.
"Investigation reveals that Ms. Jones was standing at the bus stop waiting to go to work when an unknown offender walked up behind her and killed her," said Clark.
Family members said Jones often walked about one block to the corner where she died to grab the Route 23 bus to Center City, where she had worked.
"She was a good person — she's college-educated, the mother of two sons and a hard worker," said nephew Steve Jones.
Medics pronounced the 56-year-old woman dead at the scene, about two blocks from Temple University's campus. Despite having jewelry, her cellphone and her purse on her, Jones wasn't robbed, said police.
Video captured the suspect, still covered head to toe in black, boarding SEPTA’s Broad Street Line Subway at the Cecil B Moore stop shortly after the shooting, said police. The suspect can be seen going five stops north, getting off at Hunting Park and walking out the Bristol Street exit.
"(The suspect) was dressed so that you could not make out if it was a male, a female or the ethnicity or anything about the individual," said Clark. " ... (The suspect) made a point of not looking up at the video cameras — almost knew where the cameras were going to be ... and made a point to never look up."
Clark described Jones' killer as a "heartless predator" standing about 5-feet, 10 inches to 6 feet, 1-inch tall with a stocky build. The suspect wore dark clothing, including an aviator hat with flaps on the side and fur lining, and white-colored Beats headphones.
"Our hope is that someone if they saw this individual Tuesday morning will contact us and tell us who he is," said Clark.
Police believed someone who knew Jones' routine targeted her. Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia Police. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest.
