Seventeen-year-old Aquon Tillman of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was shot at the Solomon Homes public housing complex on August 31, 2025, shortly before 7 p.m. He was taken to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center and died in the operating room; the coroner ruled the cause of death massive blood loss from gunshot wounds and the manner of death homicide. His obituary confirms his age, hometown, and date of death.

Investigators reported evidence and witness statements indicating two guns were involved. Officials said one firearm belonged to Tillman but it had not been recovered in the initial stages of the probe. The person who fired the fatal shots was identified, surrendered the weapon used, and cooperated with police; no arrest had been made in the days immediately after the shooting while the Cambria County District Attorney reviewed whether the killing could be justified under Pennsylvania’s self-defense and Stand Your Ground laws. The DA’s office expected several weeks to roughly two months to reach a charging decision.

Did anyone in or near Solomon Homes that evening see what happened or know more about the weapons involved?