On April 8, 2021, 18-year-old Tyjuan Malachi, an African American male from Pittsburgh, was shot in the head in Northview Heights and later died at Allegheny General Hospital. The shooting happened just after midnight in the 800 block of Mount Pleasant Road; police found Malachi while already in the area investigating an earlier shooting and he succumbed to his injuries shortly after arrival at the hospital.

That night included at least one other serious shooting in Northview Heights: around 9:15 p.m. a man with multiple gunshot wounds arrived at a hospital. Detectives from Pittsburgh Police’s Major Crimes Unit were investigating both incidents.

Tyjuan’s death has deeply affected his family, friends, and neighbors, who have called for more police presence and resources to address community violence. If anyone has information about the events on Mount Pleasant Road that night, please come forward to Pittsburgh Police.