Christian Jacob Redinger was 15 when he was shot and killed on June 14, 2021, in the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Police were called about multiple gunshots around 11 p.m. on Creedmoor Avenue and found him on the sidewalk; he was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a shooting.

Witnesses and friends described the attack as a deliberate ambush, saying three to four people emerged from between houses and a nearby parked car and opened fire. His mother, Jessica Hays, says responders told her he had been shot more than 20 times. Home surveillance footage reportedly captured the incident. Christian had just finished eighth grade at the Pittsburgh Student Achievement Center and was remembered for his love of football, basketball, video games, and making friends laugh.

No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; the Pittsburgh Police Department’s investigation is ongoing. Did anyone in Brookline see or hear anything that night or know more about Christian’s movements before the shooting?