Earnest Williams, 18, was shot in the back just before 11:30 p.m. on May 28, 2014, on the 800 block of Memory Lane in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. A nearby resident heard the gunfire and found Williams bleeding; he was able to give the woman his name, his age, and his mother’s phone number before being taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital, where he later died. He was a University Prep student scheduled to graduate the following week and had plans to attend college that fall. His mother described him as a good kid who was not involved in drugs.

Despite the family’s public pleas for information, no arrests have been reported in connection with his killing. The case remains an open homicide with questions about who shot him and why. If anyone knew Earnest, saw activity on Memory Lane that night, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.