On the night of Saturday, July 25, 2015, 16-year-old Shakur Omarr Franklin was shot while at a party in Erie, Pennsylvania, when gunfire came from a passing SUV. He was taken to UPMC Hamot and died of his wounds; four other people were injured that night. Franklin was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 4, 1999.

The investigation led to the arrest of four young men: Keshawn McLaurin, Jahaun Jones, Demond Mitchell, and Stephen Russell. The prosecution alleged those individuals were in the SUV responsible for the drive-by shooting. In January 2018 a judge acquitted Jahaun Jones and Stephen Russell after a key prosecution witness failed to appear. The jury convicted 20-year-old Keshawn McLaurin of first-degree murder and acquitted 21-year-old Demond Mitchell; three of the defendants maintained they were not at the scene.

If anyone knew Shakur or has information about the events that night, please come forward.