In the early morning hours of September 26, 2009, five-year-old Ja-Lyon Johnson-Floyd was sleeping on the living room couch in his Penfort Street home in Northview Heights when an unknown gunman entered and opened fire. A single bullet struck the child in the chest; he was taken to Allegheny General Hospital and died of his injury. His mother, Shavar Johnson, was asleep upstairs at the time. A 17-year-old who was also in the home was injured, and police believed Ja-Lyon was not the intended target.

Ja-Lyon, nicknamed Jigga by family, was a kindergartner who had recently completed Head Start. Family members including his grandmother Mone Parker described him as caring and helpful with younger cousins; the community held a candlelight vigil after his death. The case grew cold over the years, no arrests have been announced, no suspects publicly identified, and a reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest.

Does anyone who lived in Northview Heights in 2009 or who attended that candlelight vigil have information that could help bring Ja-Lyon’s killer to justice?