Eddie Kimber was 25 when he was shot and killed in his Pittsburgh home on September 16, 2024. A Liberian refugee who came to the United States with his family in 2005 for treatment of a heart condition, Kimber lived on Sharon Street in the South Side Slopes neighborhood.

Police say the fatal confrontation began as a recurring dispute with roommates over the cleanliness of the shared house. The argument escalated into a physical altercation that afternoon. Prosecutors allege roommate Destiny Jenkins first attacked Kimber’s brother, then produced a handgun that jammed; Jenkins handed the gun to her boyfriend, Lee Tyler McGinnis, who fired and struck Kimber in the back. Emergency crews transported Kimber to a hospital around 4:25 p.m.; he died shortly after.

Jenkins and McGinnis were arrested a short time later at a nearby gas station and charged with criminal homicide and conspiracy; McGinnis faced additional firearm and assault charges. Kimber’s family described him as a kind brother and uncle whose death left an irreplaceable void.

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