Fourteen-year-old Kennir Parr was shot and killed on the evening of July 4, 2016, while celebrating with friends in the courtyard of the Hawkins Village housing complex in Rankin, Pennsylvania. The gunshot was initially lost among fireworks; Kennir collapsed after being struck in the head by a bullet authorities believe may have been fired from a short distance away. He was taken to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital and pronounced dead.

An eighth-grader in the Woodland Hills School District, Kennir was an honor roll student and a talented baseball and football player who dreamed of playing professionally and attending college. Friends, family, teachers, and coaches remembered him at a vigil at Woodland Hills High School Stadium where balloons were released.

Despite 30 to 40 people being present, witnesses have not come forward and no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. The investigation remains active and unsolved; anyone who was there or has information is urged to come forward.