David Simms Jr., 22, was found fatally shot on the back porch of a Park Avenue residence in the Moxham neighborhood of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in the early hours of Sunday, April 26, 2026. Police responded to reports of a shooting around 3 a.m.; Simms died of a gunshot wound to the head.

His killing was the third shooting in four days in Johnstown, and investigators were exploring possible links between the incidents amid speculation they might be retaliatory. Cambria County District Attorney Jessica Aurandt described the recent violence as unusually callous and said she could not confidently treat the incidents as isolated.

The Johnstown Police Department, working with the Pennsylvania State Police, continued the investigation but had not announced any arrests or identified suspects. If anyone has information about David Simms Jr. or the shootings on Park Avenue that night, please share what you know with investigators.