A May 2014 house party on Penfort Street in Northview Heights ended in gunfire that killed 32-year-old Michael Wilson of McKees Rocks. Wilson was struck multiple times and died after being taken to Allegheny General Hospital; initial reports did not specify his ethnicity.

Police investigation identified Samuel Mitchell as a suspect. At a preliminary hearing, prosecutors presented surveillance video they said showed a man in white pants approach Wilson, exchange words, then shoot him. A fellow inmate testified that Mitchell confessed in jail, saying he had been looking for someone with a price on his head and shot Wilson by mistake. The defense argued the video was inconclusive and questioned the inmate witness’s credibility, but a judge found sufficient evidence to send the case to trial. A material witness warrant was issued at one point after a witness failed to appear.

If anyone knew Michael Wilson or has information about the shooting, please come forward.