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Justin Granda, 28, was found shot multiple times in the head and torso and pronounced dead in the Arlington neighborhood of Pittsburgh in the early morning hours of October 11, 2015. A South Lakes High School graduate from Reston, Virginia, he is remembered by friends and family as a music- and writing-loving basketball player.

Investigators say the killing followed a drug deal that went wrong the night before. Granda had gone with Lucas Guggenheimer, 20, to a Turtle Creek home to buy marijuana. Guggenheimer allegedly tried to rob the residents, a struggle left one man shot in the leg, and Granda fled upset after reportedly leaving his cell phone at the scene. Granda was shot and killed later that morning on the 2800 block of Arlington Avenue; evidence showed two different guns were fired.

Lucas Guggenheimer was arrested and charged in late October 2015, and an 18-year-old, Amirae Jamal Benton, who had been waiting in a cab, was later identified as a second suspect and arrested in March 2016. In April 2017 both men were found guilty for their roles in Granda’s death.

Did anyone who knew Justin or saw activity in Arlington the morning of October 11 have information to share?