Robert Edward Minor Jr. was 41 when he died on July 28, 2017, in Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide, attributing it to complications from a gunshot wound he suffered in September 1995 in Westgate Village, in the Fairywood area. That 1995 shooting left him paralyzed; the report used the term sequelae gunshot wound to describe the long-term effects that ultimately led to his death and stated he would not have died but for that injury.

At the time of the 1995 incident, Minor and another victim, Grady Thomas, who was shot in the thigh, refused to cooperate with authorities. No suspects, motive, or arrests have been identified, and the circumstances of the original shooting remain unresolved. If anyone knew Robert, Grady Thomas, or has information about the 1995 shooting, please share what is known.