Joshua Antonio Makhanda-Lopez, 30, was found shot to death on the night of July 14, 2019, in the Sharon Court apartment complex parking lot near Frankstown Road and Graham Boulevard in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. He was discovered in the driver’s seat of a Chevrolet Impala with a gunshot wound to the head; some reports identified him as being from Mt. Oliver while his death was reported in the Pittsburgh area.

Investigators described the killing as the result of a robbery plot in which victims were contacted through social media and lured to a meeting place. Witnesses and police activity led toward a nearby home in the 9200 block of Frankstown Road, where one suspect, 20-year-old Onaje Dickinson, was found hiding in a basement storage area and allegedly opened fire on Penn Hills Officer Jared Rothert; the officer returned fire, killing Dickinson. Authorities connected Dickinson to Makhanda-Lopez’s killing and other robbery-related incidents under investigation.

A second suspect, 15-year-old Myzle Ford, was arrested and charged as an adult with homicide, robbery, conspiracy and weapons violations. Ford denied being the shooter and blamed Dickinson, but prosecutors said he could still face homicide liability for participating in the robbery plan. He waived juvenile status at a preliminary hearing, entered a not guilty plea, and was held for trial as an adult.

Did anyone in the Penn Hills area see or hear about a meeting arranged through social media involving Joshua on July 14, 2019?