Aaron J. Barrow, 19, was shot and killed inside a Clairton home in the early morning hours of September 3, 2015. The shooting occurred about 1 a.m. at 315 Ohio Avenue after gunfire broke out during what police described as a home invasion or robbery attempt. Neighbors heard rapid shots first inside the house and then outside; at least one nearby home was struck by bullets.

When officers arrived they followed a trail of blood upstairs and found Barrow lying in blood, wearing black gloves and with a black shirt partially covering his face. He had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the chest. Investigators recovered multiple firearms and spent shell casings and found evidence of drug activity in the house, including about 13,000 empty stamp bags, scales, and nearly $5,000 in cash.

Three men who were in the home — Anthony Gardner, 20; Oswaldo Cuero Guerrero, 27 or 28; and Jaime Mosqueda (later identified also as Jorge Antonio Collazo) — were arrested and charged with drug and weapons offenses. The men told police they discovered a masked man upstairs who fired first and that they returned fire while trying to escape; authorities said the District Attorney’s Office would decide whether homicide charges should be filed. No homicide charges were reported by December 2015. Did anyone in the Clairton area have information about that night or about the people involved?