On the evening of May 17, 2021, the body of 38-year-old David A. Hines of New Castle was found inside his SUV down a small embankment off East Portersville Road in Muddy Creek Township, near the entrance to a local mining facility. Authorities were called about 8 p.m., and investigators determined Hines had sustained an apparent gunshot wound; his death was ruled a homicide.

State Police say Hines was last seen in New Castle that afternoon. Investigators treated the killing as an isolated incident and asked the public for information while continuing the active investigation. A man from Philadelphia, 26-year-old Paris Carter, was arrested and accused of the murder; authorities allege an argument between Carter and Hines preceded the shooting and that Hines’s body was left roadside in Portersville.

Court proceedings experienced delays and Carter’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss charges on speedy-trial grounds; a hearing on that motion was scheduled for May 2025. If anyone has information about David Hines, his movements on May 17, 2021, or the area around East Portersville Road, please come forward.