Sam Gantt, 72, was found dead on the floor of his apartment in the 2000 block of Centre Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Hill District in the autumn of 2019. His death was first thought to be from natural causes during a welfare check, but the Allegheny County Medical Examiner later determined he had been shot in the head and right shoulder and ruled the death a homicide.

Investigators recovered a shell casing at the scene, and detectives reported that Gantt had recently won a significant sum of money at a casino, a detail being examined as a possible motive. Public reports since the death have not named any suspects or announced any arrests.

Did anyone in the Hill District or who knew Sam notice anything unusual around the time he won the casino money or in the days before his death?