On the late afternoon of June 23, 2025, gunfire in Pittsburgh’s Crafton Heights neighborhood left 18-year-old Isiah Brewer dead. Brewer, a recent graduate of the Commonwealth Charter Academy, was found unresponsive in a backyard on Middletown Road with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and torso. Paramedics took him to a hospital, where he died shortly after arrival.

Police began an immediate investigation after a ShotSpotter alert for six gunshots just before 3:45 p.m. City cameras recorded a vehicle speeding away; officers later stopped that car near the West End Circle and found a man inside with a gunshot wound to his leg, who was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Three uninjured occupants were brought to police headquarters for questioning. A juvenile male was seen fleeing on foot, taken into custody, and a firearm was recovered. An 18-year-old, Jamar Porch, was also detained after being observed running and faces multiple gun-related charges unrelated to Brewer’s death.

The homicide investigation remains active and no one has been charged with Brewer’s murder. If anyone has information about what happened in Crafton Heights on June 23, please share it with investigators.