Seventeen-year-old Naytel Pack of Pittsburgh was shot multiple times and killed on July 17, 2014, at Nelson Mandela Peace Park in the Garfield neighborhood. He had been expected to testify as a witness in a trial against Tarue Johnson for an earlier shooting of 15-year-old Henderson Reese, and his death is reported to be linked to that involvement.

Charles Stevens, then 22 and described as an associate of Naytel’s brother, was charged in connection with Naytel’s killing. Police affidavits say Stevens admitted to shooting Naytel multiple times and that charges included homicide, conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, and carrying a gun without a license.

The case underscores the risks faced by witnesses in violent-crime prosecutions and the lethal consequences when intimidation escalates to murder. If anyone knew Naytel, was in Garfield on July 17, 2014, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.