Tavion Charles Williamson, 18, was shot and killed on the night of December 3, 2017, in the Hornerstown section of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Authorities said he was gunned down in Glitch Alley, near Pine Street; the Cambria County coroner reported an autopsy found multiple gunshot wounds and treated the death as a homicide.

Court testimony described Williamson and others leaving a party and walking toward 3 Reds Tavern before heading through the area near Horner Street and Glitch Alley. Prosecution witness DeOndre Triplin testified he heard a gunshot, turned and saw Ethan Williams standing over Williamson’s body, then heard more shots and ran home because he was afraid. Investigators arrested Ethan Williams in February 2018 and charged him with homicide and related counts; at a preliminary hearing the judge allowed the case to proceed to trial.

At trial the prosecution relied heavily on Triplin’s account and surveillance tied to the tavern purchase; the defense said Triplin’s statements changed and pointed to a lack of physical evidence. On July 15, 2020, a Cambria County jury found Ethan Williams not guilty on all charges, leaving the fatal shooting of Tavion Williamson unresolved in the eyes of his family. Did anyone in the Johnstown area see or hear anything that night that could shed more light on what happened?