Shawn Robinson was a 32-year-old man from Pittsburgh who was shot and killed on January 6, 2008. His death occurred during a period when the city was experiencing high levels of firearm-related violence; between 1997 and 2012 Pittsburgh averaged about 51 homicides per year and many victims were young men from marginalized communities.

During that era the majority of homicide victims in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County were African American males, and the victimization rate for African Americans was substantially higher than for white residents. Law enforcement struggled to clear many shootings, and Robinson’s killing is one of the cases that underscored the challenges in reducing violence and securing arrests and justice for victims.

Does anyone have information about Shawn Robinson or what happened on January 6, 2008?