Berks County recorded 15 homicides in 2025, with 12 of those occurring in the City of Reading, according to a summary released Tuesday by District Attorney John T. Adams.
Of the 15 homicides, two remain unsolved as of Jan. 6, 2026. Those cases involve the April 5, 2025, shooting death of Christopher Green in the 600 block of North 2nd Street in Reading, and the shooting death of Melvin Frazier in the area of the 1200 block of Lorraine Road and Oak Lane, also in Reading.
One homicide from 2025 was ruled justified. That incident occurred June 6 in the 400 block of North 10th Street in Reading and involved a juvenile…