On the night of July 16, 2017, 23-year-old Samantha Mae Klavora was shot multiple times on the steps of a bar in the 1000 block of Fifth Avenue in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Samantha, who had hoped to pursue cosmetology or work with animals, was struck six times in her torso and lower body, according to the autopsy.

Police say the shooting began when a man later identified as 25-year-old Daniel Bizzelle approached Samantha and a 38-year-old male companion. Authorities allege Bizzelle believed the companion had been involved in a murder a month earlier. The companion was hit by gunfire but escaped; Samantha was killed. A warrant was issued for Bizzelle, who surrendered in early August and was charged with homicide, attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment.

The case went to a nonjury trial in July 2019. The judge found the surviving victim’s testimony inconsistent and noted a lack of corroborating forensic or surveillance evidence, and acquitted Bizzelle of the charges in Samantha’s death. Samantha’s family called her death senseless and tragic. Did anyone in McKeesport know Samantha or see something that night that could shed more light on what happened?