Seventeen-year-old Rashawn Gibson, an honor student at Brashear High School in Pittsburgh, was shot and killed on December 20, 2016. He was found on the porch of a friend’s home in the Sheraden neighborhood and later pronounced dead. Family accounts describe him as a student with a bright future who planned to attend college, and his death was a devastating loss to relatives and the community.

Investigators later identified 19-year-old Emere Mason of Pittsburgh as a suspect, accused of shooting Gibson with an illegally possessed gun. Mason was located and arrested in Pontiac, Michigan, on January 26, 2018, waived extradition, and was returned to Allegheny County to face criminal homicide charges. The motive for the killing remains unclear and the family has been active in seeking justice and preserving Rashawn’s memory.

If anyone knew Rashawn, his friends, or saw activity in Sheraden around December 20, 2016, please share information that could help the case.