Seventeen-year-old Darin Hobdy of Pittsburgh was shot to death on May 23, 2021; his body was found on Vantine Street in Wilkinsburg. Investigators say he died of multiple gunshot wounds and that two men, Deontae Nalls and Daeshuan Eric Smith, conspired to kill him. The alleged motive was tied to a burglary two days earlier in which $30,000 in cash, a pound of marijuana, and an assault rifle were taken from the apartment of one of the suspects.

Both Nalls, 24, and Smith, 22, were arrested and charged in Hobdy’s murder. Prosecutors presented video surveillance and cell phone records placing them at the scene, while the defense emphasized the absence of forensic evidence directly linking their clients to the shooting and raised questions about the discovery of a gun months later during a traffic stop. The case concluded with a split verdict and both defendants entering new pleas: Nalls pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and Smith pleaded no-contest to conspiracy to commit third-degree murder; each received state prison terms and additional probation.

Darin’s family and community remembered him for varied talents, intellectual curiosity, sports and a summer internship with his uncle, a criminal defense attorney. Does anyone have information about Darin’s activities in Wilkinsburg or recollections from late May 2021 that could shed more light on what happened?