Dontae McKenith, an 18-year-old from McKeesport, Pennsylvania, was shot and killed on July 24, 2021. He was found on Soles Street just before 2 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say McKenith and a friend, 16-year-old Phillip Payne, were handling a handgun when Payne allegedly turned the weapon on McKenith and shot him. Payne initially fled but surrendered to authorities around 8 a.m. and was charged with criminal homicide and firearms offenses. He was held at the Allegheny County Jail.

McKenith’s family and local activists publicly objected to the sentence Payne received—two to four years for involuntary manslaughter with three years of probation—saying it was too lenient and suggesting race and age influenced the outcome. The family said McKenith’s younger siblings, including a 4-year-old sister, had to see him lying lifeless at home.

Did anyone in McKeesport know Dontae or see him the night of July 24, 2021?