Crime Solvers Central
Crime Solvers Central
302 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

Forum Posts for Lezra Rice:
Be respectful. Abuse of these forums will not be tolerated.

Lezra Rice was 15 when he was fatally shot in the head on October 11, 2017, in the 400 block of Williams Street in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. He was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at a hospital; the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Allegheny County Police named 17-year-old Thomas McKissick of Duquesne as the suspect. Investigators say a Facebook conversation about meeting to buy marijuana led to McKissick, who was charged with third-degree murder and attempted homicide. McKissick later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison.

Rice attended Propel Braddock Hills High School; the shooting prompted grief counseling for students and staff and drew attention to youth gun violence in the community.

If anyone knew Lezra or has information about his movements that day, please share what you remember.