Sixteen-year-old Isiah McCarthy of Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot in the middle of the afternoon on June 26, 2025. Allegheny County authorities said the shootings happened around 3 p.m. in the narrow corridor of Shaw Alley near Wood Street, where neighbors reported hearing roughly eight rapid gunshots. Another 16-year-old, Tyrant Sutton of Clairton, was also struck; both boys were taken to AHN Forbes Hospital and pronounced dead within the hour.

Police collected shell casings, canvassed for surveillance footage and said witnesses reported a car with several occupants speeding away from the alley. Officials later stated everyone involved had been identified, but prosecutorial decisions were in the hands of the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. Two weeks after the killings no charges had been filed, and that status continued into late summer while families pressed for answers.

Anyone who has information about the shooting is asked to contact the county police tip line.