Julian Isaiah Carter, 30, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head in the early morning of March 6, 2021, at the intersection of Frankstown Avenue and North Braddock Avenue in Homewood, Pittsburgh. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A man later identified as 29-year-old Christopher Robert Papalia of Trafford approached officers with bloodstained clothes and admitted involvement, telling them he was in the fight and that he shot Carter; Papalia had also called 911 and told the dispatcher he pulled his gun and that Carter was dead.

Witnesses later described a night of drinking between Carter, Papalia and another individual before the shooting. Papalia told the court he felt remorse, said Carter was a good friend, claimed he didn’t intend to shoot and asserted he thought the gun was unloaded. A jury convicted Papalia of third-degree murder in February 2025; he was sentenced in May 2025 to 16 to 40 years in state prison after the judge noted the weapon had been carried with a round in the chamber.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see the group together that night or have information about what led to the altercation?