Shakiem H.B. Williams was 41 when he was killed on a Pittsburgh street in the Crafton Heights neighborhood on the evening of July 30, 2015. Multiple reports of gunfire brought police to Woodlow Street, where officers found Williams suffering multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 9 p.m. Investigators concluded the shooting occurred during a robbery that turned fatal after a struggle.

Early evidence included a piece of a dreadlock recovered at the scene and information from the victim’s phone that pointed to two persons of interest and a mutual connection named Aaron Cross. After Cross was arrested on unrelated drug and gun charges in February 2019, his DNA was entered into a national database and matched the sample from the dreadlock. That forensic link helped investigators identify and later arrest suspects from New York on charges including murder, robbery, and conspiracy.

Are there readers who knew Shakiem or who have information about the events on Woodlow Street that evening?