A routine delivery turned fatal for Shawn Maurice Hairston, a 35-year-old married father of five described as kind-hearted. On March 13, 2022, Hairston was at a boarding house on South 16th Street in Harrisburg delivering food to Ana Scott, 42, who was recovering from injuries in a major car crash the previous day. Around 4:40 p.m. neighbors heard arguing in a hallway followed by gunshots. Police found Scott dead on a staircase landing between the first and second floors and Hairston behind her, critically wounded; he was taken to hospital and later died.

Investigators said the shooting appeared targeted and that Scott likely was not the intended victim. Hairston’s family remained without answers for months. Police later identified a suspect, and in December 2023 the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested 34-year-old Kurt Tasker in Harrisburg; he was charged with two counts of criminal homicide and held at Dauphin County Prison.

If anyone knew Hairston, Scott, or observed activity at the South 16th Street boarding house that afternoon, please come forward with information.