Anita Nicki Gordon, 63, was murdered on the afternoon of April 28, 2000, in Mt. Lebanon, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Neighbors for more than three decades, Gordon had been friendly with the Baumhammers family; their son Richard, then 34, walked to her home, fatally shot her and set the house on fire. Gordon was a member of the Beth El Congregation and known for her involvement in her religious community.

That murder was the opening act of a two-hour, racially and religiously motivated shooting spree across the Pittsburgh area. Richard Baumhammers went on to attack a synagogue, an Indian grocery store (killing Anil Thakur and wounding Sandip Patel, who later died of his injuries in 2007), a Chinese restaurant (killing Ji-ye Sun and Thao Tony Pham), and a karate school (killing Garry Lee). He was arrested in Ambridge and, in May 2001, convicted on multiple counts including five counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder and ethnic intimidation; the jury sentenced him to death.

No executions have taken place in the state because of a statewide moratorium. Does anyone who knew Nicki Gordon or the neighborhood remember her or have information about that afternoon?