Jesse Poole, 47, of Pittsburgh died on August 12, 2016, from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was found dead on the front porch of a house on Rose Street in the Hill District and an autopsy confirmed the gunshot as the cause of death.

Investigators say the shooting followed an argument at the house where Poole and 28-year-old Thomas Blackwell were smoking marijuana. The argument became physical; Blackwell escorted Poole out, Poole kicked the door open and re-entered, and Blackwell shot him. Police recovered a backpack Blackwell allegedly fled with that contained a .40 caliber handgun. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant and Blackwell was arrested in December 2016. In July 2017 he pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter and two firearms violations and was sentenced to prison.

Anyone who knew Jesse Poole, his movements that night, or has information about the incident in the Hill District is asked to share what they know.