Robert Cade was 18 when he was shot and killed in Pittsburgh’s Homewood South neighborhood late on a Sunday evening in August 2021. A Black/African American male, he was found in the street on Tioga Street with multiple gunshot wounds after a ShotSpotter alert recorded 13 rounds at about 11:55 p.m. Responders took him to UPMC Presbyterian for emergency treatment, but he was pronounced dead shortly after midnight on August 30, 2021; the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Pittsburgh police detectives from Zone 5 canvassed the neighborhood after the shooting, but investigators released few public leads and did not identify any suspect or announce arrests in the days that followed. As of early 2026, the murder investigation remains open with no public announcement of charges or arrests.

If anyone was in the Homewood South area on the night of August 29, 2021, or has information about activity on Tioga Street around 11:55 p.m., please share what was seen or heard with investigators.