Anton Kamaev was 35 and visiting Pittsburgh from Russia when he was struck by a stray bullet on the evening of December 19, 2017. He was a passenger in a friend’s car on Second Avenue near the Hot Metal Bridge when a projectile pierced the vehicle and hit him in the head; the driver was uninjured and initially thought a rock had struck the car. Kamaev was taken to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition and died on December 28, 2017. His wife, Olga, flew from Russia to be with him, and the family donated his organs, which helped four people.

Pittsburgh Police have said Kamaev was an innocent bystander and not the intended target. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified; the case remains an unsolved homicide. If anyone was in the area that night or has information about shots fired near the Hot Metal Bridge on December 19, 2017, please come forward.