Richard T. Brookins, 29, was killed in the early hours of May 2, 2021, after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in the Polish Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The shooting happened about 2:40 a.m. in the 3000 block of Paulowna Street. Officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert found Brookins and he was transported for medical care, but he died at 6:21 a.m.

Pittsburgh police quickly classified the incident as a homicide and opened an investigation. The community has been affected by his death and the investigation remains active.

If anyone has information about Richard Brookins or the shooting on Paulowna Street, please share what you know with investigators.