Jewell Shelby was a 23-year-old man from Pittsburgh who was shot and killed on July 13, 2013, at a playground in the Hill District. Witnesses reported hearing an argument followed by gunfire; Shelby was found at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds and died before emergency services could help. Witnesses described the gunman as a young, slender Black male, but no arrests have been made and the investigation remains open.

The homicide was one of many that year contributing to Pittsburgh’s elevated homicide rate, with firearms involved in the vast majority of cases and young African American males disproportionately affected. Authorities have cited challenges such as lack of witnesses and solid evidence in unsolved cases, and Shelby’s family continues to hope that improvements in forensic techniques or new witness cooperation will generate leads.

Did anyone in the Hill District see or hear anything that night that could help bring answers about what happened to Jewell Shelby?