In late summer 2017, 26-year-old Andre Williams was killed during what had been set up as a prearranged sale of four ounces of marijuana for $800. The meeting was arranged through a Facebook profile and a phone number; Williams went to the 8000 block of Mark Drive in Penn Hills on the night of September 2, 2017, with two companions. Around 10:40 p.m. they encountered two men, one of whom stepped into nearby bushes. Williams, who had been sitting in the back seat, exited the vehicle to speak with the remaining man and was shot in the forehead.

Williams was taken to a hospital and died the afternoon of September 3, 2017. Investigators traced the Facebook account and phone number used to set the meeting to a man identified as Steven L. Sparrow of Penn Hills; a private message sent from that account about an hour and a half after the shooting read I pop dat rite n his face. An arrest warrant charging homicide, robbery, and illegal possession of a firearm was issued for Sparrow. He was found hiding in an attic in McKeesport on October 4, 2017, and surrendered to police. The investigation concluded the motive was robbery over marijuana worth under $1,000.

If anyone knew Andre, his movements that night, or has information about the meeting on Mark Drive, please come forward.