Jose Alberto Negron-Fernandez was shot once in the torso and killed on June 18, 2014, in an incident described by police as a drug deal gone wrong. He was 21 and from Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two 18-year-olds at the time, Traevon Nicholson and Marshall Thompson, were arrested and charged with homicide, conspiracy, and weapons violations; a third person, Daquan Hurt, was also implicated and later charged. Investigators reported Negron-Fernandez had handed over $800 during the transaction and was shot after trying to retrieve some money and flee. Nicholson and Thompson gave conflicting accounts, with Nicholson saying Hurt fired the shot.

Marshall Thompson was later found not guilty of homicide and other charges. Traevon Nicholson and Daquan Hurt pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and conspiracy and received sentences of five to ten years with credit for time served.