John Whitehead, a prominent R&B artist best known for the 1979 hit song "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now," was shot dead Tuesday the 11th of may.

{mosimage}Whitehead, 55, and another man were shot by two gunmen while working on a vehicle, police said. The assailants fled. Whitehead was shot in the neck and collapsed. Ohmed Johnson, who was shot in the buttocks, was in good condition early Wednesday at Albert Einstein Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said. Police said the gunmen fired a series of bullets; a young neighborhood girl said she heard 12 shots.

The Associated Press 5/12/2004, 5:40 a.m. ET PHILADELPHIA (AP)