Anthony Ritchie, 24, of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot in the parking lot of the BP Fueland on Seventh Street in New Kensington on the night of November 6, 2015. Police responded after multiple gunshots; Ritchie was found in the lot, taken to Allegheny Valley Hospital, and pronounced dead on arrival.

Devon Michael Bayne, 23, of Camp Avenue, was arrested and charged with murder, robbery, and illegal possession of a firearm. He was arraigned, denied bail, and held at Westmoreland County Prison. Bayne had a prior 2010 burglary and robbery conviction and was on probation at the time of the shooting.

The case went to trial. After three days of testimony and four hours of jury deliberation, Bayne was acquitted of first-degree murder, third-degree murder, robbery, and a firearms offense on July 13, 2017. The defense challenged the prosecution’s key eyewitness and suggested that witness might have been the shooter; the prosecution argued a possible motive related to drugs found on Ritchie. Many questions remain for the family and community.

Did anyone in the area on November 6, 2015, see something that could shed light on what happened that night?