On the evening of September 11, 2021, 15-year-old Steven Eason was fatally shot at the Haunted Hills Hayride in North Versailles. Steven, a student at Central Catholic High School and a track team member, had intervened to try to de-escalate an argument and was struck when a young man produced a handgun and fired multiple shots. Another teenager was wounded in the same incident. Steven was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead from his injuries.

Police say between 50 and 100 people were in the immediate area that night and have appealed for witnesses and any cellphone video that could identify the shooter, described as a Black male about 15 to 17 years old with a slender build. No arrests have been announced. Steven’s mother, Shantel Pizaro, and the family have kept his memory alive with events such as a memorial basketball tournament while pressing for information.

If anyone was at the Haunted Hills Hayride that night or has video or information, please come forward to help identify who fired the shots.