A night out in Pittsburgh’s East Carnegie neighborhood ended in tragedy on a February Sunday in 2011 when 29-year-old Brian Natali was killed by a gunshot while riding as the front-seat passenger in a minivan. The vehicle was driven by his wife and also carried friends; the group was traveling on Baldwick Road at about 2:15 a.m. The shot came from the back seat, where lifelong friend Joshua Porter, 27, was seated. Police reports say a gun in Porter’s possession discharged, the bullet passed through the front passenger seat and struck Natali in the back.

Natali was pulled from the vehicle and friends tried to render aid; Porter reportedly attempted CPR. Emergency services took Natali to UPMC Mercy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 3:00 a.m. Police questioned all occupants and initially treated the shooting as unintentional; no one was charged that night and the matter was sent to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office for review. At the time of his death Natali worked as a pizza shop manager and was a father to a young daughter, with another child expected.

What does anyone who was there or knew Brian remember about that night or the people in the van?