Deron Mccray was 23 when he was shot and killed inside a home in Pittsburgh’s Northview Heights neighborhood on November 16, 2015. He was at a residence on Chicago Street when someone knocked; a witness heard a struggle and screaming after Mccray, who was legally armed, answered the door. He was found on a landing with a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at a hospital shortly after arrival.

Investigators identified brothers Joshua and Randy Johnson in connection with the deadly encounter. Area surveillance showed people fleeing the home; Joshua was later identified as one of those who ran. In 2016 Joshua, then 20, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, robbery, and conspiracy and received 12½ to 30 years, saying he intended only to take part in a robbery and that another person shot Mccray. In 2019 Randy, already jailed on unrelated charges, wrote a letter admitting he shot Mccray during a planned robbery and described a struggle as Mccray reached for his weapon. In September 2021 Randy pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, robbery, and conspiracy and was sentenced to 15 to 30 years.

Are there readers who knew Deron or who have information about that night on Chicago Street?