On the final day of 2021, three people were fatally shot at a Hamilton Avenue residence in Pittsburgh’s Homewood South neighborhood: 28-year-old Tatiana ’Tay’ Hill, her friend 28-year-old Nandi Fitzgerald, and Fitzgerald’s 12-year-old son, Denzel ’Buddy’ Nowlin Jr. Police responding to early-morning reports of gunfire found one woman dead outside the home from a gunshot wound to the head and the other two victims inside; all three were pronounced dead at the scene.

Tatiana Hill was a mother of two, ages 5 and 7 at the time. Investigators later identified 29-year-old Ronald Steave as the primary suspect and obtained an arrest warrant charging him with three counts of criminal homicide. Steave was captured in McKeesport after a multi-agency search.

A bench trial resulted in convictions on three counts of first-degree murder and a sentence of three mandatory life terms. Family members addressed the court at sentencing as the community continued to mourn. If anyone knew Tatiana or has information about what happened that night, please share what you can.