Frankie Trammell, a 24-year-old man from Pittsburgh, was shot and killed on June 3, 2014, in the Bedford Dwellings housing community on Chauncey Drive in the Hill District.

Two men were later convicted in connection with Trammell’s death. Keith Watson was convicted of first-degree murder and a firearms violation. Maurice Palmer was convicted of third-degree murder; both were found not guilty of conspiracy. The trial was the first homicide to go to trial after charges were brought via the county’s indicting grand jury process, which secures charges by witness testimony in closed hearings rather than by public preliminary hearings.

The case drew attention to persistent violence in the Hill District and broader calls for collaborative efforts to reduce violence and address mental health and economic needs in Black neighborhoods. Does anyone have information about Frankie’s life in the Hill District or the events of June 3, 2014?