Eighteen-year-old Kenneth Hairston was found on the afternoon of April 9, 2021, on the 2700 block of Stafford Street in the Sheraden neighborhood of Pittsburgh with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. A ShotSpotter alert brought police to the scene; Hairston was taken to a hospital but did not survive. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner later confirmed his identity.

Two men, Jamil Malik Lee, then 25, and Jahli Woods, then 24, were arrested and charged with criminal homicide and conspiracy in connection with the shooting. Prosecutors relied largely on circumstantial evidence, and the case encountered repeated challenges in court. Charges against Woods were initially dismissed at a preliminary hearing and later refiled; both men remained in custody as the legal process continued.

In April 2026 a judge dismissed the homicide charges against Lee and Woods, leaving who was responsible for Kenneth Hairston’s death unresolved. If anyone knew Kenneth or saw activity around Stafford Street that afternoon, please share what was seen or heard.