Mya Parker, 20, was shot in the head at a Singer Avenue residence in Mc Kees Rocks, Pennsylvania, on the evening of Friday, March 20, 2026. Emergency responders found her just after 8 p.m.; she was taken to a nearby hospital and died of her injuries. She had been staying at the apartment for a couple of months.

Police identified 19-year-old Jayden Knight of Mc Kees Rocks as a suspect. An officer located Knight at a bus stop across the street from the scene; police reports say he admitted responsibility and told the officer the gun was in the room where the shooting occurred. A search warrant for the residence recovered a 9mm handgun and a single spent cartridge casing from the bedroom. Two witnesses in the apartment said they heard a loud pop, then the front door opening and closing, and found Mya bleeding in the bedroom.

Knight was charged with criminal homicide and is being held at the Allegheny County Jail pending a preliminary hearing set for April 8. The motive has not been released. If anyone knew Mya or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.