On Halloween night, October 31, 2020, 17-year-old Joseph Louis Hendricks IV was fatally shot in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood. The Black teenager suffered a gunshot wound to the head after an altercation that began in the street on Beltzhoover Avenue and moved into a house. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later died.

Police found multiple victims when they arrived; two people were pronounced dead at the scene and Hendricks and another wounded person were transported to hospital. In total three young men died: Hendricks, 21-year-old Laffayette Gordon, and 24-year-old Malik Allen. A fourth victim, another 17-year-old, was injured and reported in stable condition. Authorities said they were not searching for suspects, concluding those responsible were among the dead or injured from the altercation.

Hendricks attended New Academy Charter School and was remembered by his family as light-hearted and easy-going who enjoyed music, basketball, and gaming. Does anyone with knowledge of that night or the people involved have information that could shed more light on what happened?