Isaiah Freeman was 17 when he was shot and killed on April 24, 2021, in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. The shooting happened inside an apartment on Bedford Avenue where a group of friends had gathered. Witnesses said 15-year-old Deron Darby pulled out a handgun, removed the bullets, reloaded it, and then fired; Freeman tried to swat the gun away but was struck. Friends drove Freeman to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police arrested Darby and charged him with criminal homicide, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm by a minor, and making false reports to law enforcement. Court documents and witness statements figure prominently in the case record. Reports say Darby and Freeman had been play fighting when the gun went off and Darby claimed someone else had been holding the gun and waving it.

Would anyone with knowledge of that gathering or the Hill District that night step forward with information?