A triple homicide in New Castle, Pennsylvania, left a family and community reeling in mid-October 2018. Ten-year-old Amariah Emery, a fifth-grade student remembered as caring and motherly toward her siblings, was found dead in the family home on West North Street on the morning of October 16, 2018. Her 31-year-old mother, Nichole Pumphrey, and a 31-year-old man, Lawrence Cannon, were also found fatally shot.

Police say the violent encounter occurred the night of October 15. Amariah’s four younger siblings were in the home and were not physically harmed; reports say Amariah went downstairs after hearing a commotion and was shot while telling her younger sister to keep the others upstairs. Investigators allege the motive was a robbery that turned violent.

Three people were arrested: 19-year-old Steven Procopio, 19-year-old Anthony Lavon Cooper Jr., and 41-year-old Jody Hammer. Authorities allege Cooper shot Cannon and Pumphrey, then handed the gun to Procopio, who allegedly shot Amariah. All three faced multiple criminal homicide charges along with additional counts in some cases.

Did anyone in New Castle know the Emery family or have information about the night of October 15 that could help clarify what happened?