Maurice Bruce, a 32-year-old Black man connected to Pittsburgh and various nearby boroughs in early reports, was found shot to death on February 4, 2013, in Homewood. His body was discovered in bushes near Hamilton Avenue and Sterrett Street; reports say he had apparently been shot after leaving a local bar earlier that day and may have remained where he fell for hours before being found. Police had already responded to gunfire in the area around 2 a.m., and a woman was shot in the leg that morning, but authorities did not say whether that shooting was linked to Bruce’s death.

Bruce’s uncle said he had recently been released from jail and was trying to turn his life around, spending time with his son and daughter. Less than three weeks later Maurice’s younger brother, Brian Wright, was also found fatally shot in Larimer on February 23. Police publicly noted the connection between the brothers’ deaths but did not state a motive, and available reports say no arrests had been announced in Maurice Bruce’s killing. Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to contact Pittsburgh homicide detectives.