In the early morning hours of a Sunday in late August 2015, a fatal burst of gunfire tore through the Perry South neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Matthew Vearnon, 31, was killed after stepping outside his home on the 200 block of Chester Avenue to confront three armed men who were allegedly trying to force their way into a residence. The confrontation escalated into a gunfight; Vearnon was struck and pronounced dead at the scene at 1:50 a.m.

Police said the three armed men fled and no immediate arrests were made. Initial reports described the investigation as in its early stages and listed this shooting as one of two fatal shootings in Pittsburgh that same night. Subsequent reports available at the time did not provide further details about suspects, arrests, or the investigation’s outcome.

If anyone was in Perry South that night or has information about who those three men might have been, please share what is known with the authorities.