David Davis was 18 when he was killed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 1, 2007. His death occurred amid a period when the city and Allegheny County were dealing with persistently high levels of violent crime, with Pittsburgh averaging about 40 homicides a year in the late 2000s and most killings concentrated in particular neighborhoods.

Between 2000 and 2012, 86 percent of homicide victims in Pittsburgh were African American, and young men under 30 were especially at risk; the majority of homicides in the city involved firearms and were often tied to arguments, criminal disputes, robbery, or burglary. Davis’s death reflects those broader patterns of violence affecting marginalized communities facing socioeconomic hardship.

If anyone knew David Davis or has information about what happened on December 1, 2007, please come forward and share what you know.