Lanair T. Roberts Jr was a 19-year-old African American man from Pittsburgh who was killed on September 11, 2014. His death occurred during a particularly violent year in Allegheny County, which recorded 105 homicides that year; 88 victims were Black and 81 were Black men.

Local reporting placed Lanair’s death within a string of senseless killings that community leaders, churches, the police, and public officials were urged to address. His family and friends joined others calling for coordinated action to reduce violence and protect young people in the city.

Did anyone in the Pittsburgh area have information about Lanair, his life, or the circumstances of his death?