On September 2, 2024, 22-year-old Dylan Christopher Saula of North Versailles was found dead on Lysle Boulevard in McKeesport with a fatal gunshot wound to the back of his head and was pronounced dead at the scene. Surveillance video showed a red sedan pull up, occupants pushing a body later identified as Saula from the vehicle, then fleeing; the abandoned car was found on Pirl Street. A police K-9 tracked scents from the vehicle to a Hamilton Street residence where four people were detained, including 17-year-old Daemond Artemus of McKeesport.

Witnesses told police Artemus had arranged to buy drugs from Saula, and that after Saula entered the vehicle a gunshot was heard and Artemus allegedly ordered the driver to leave. Artemus was charged with criminal homicide and firearm violations and was being held without bail pending a preliminary hearing on September 13, 2024. Saula’s family described him as a people person whose smile lit up a room; funeral services were held at Alfieri Funeral Home and St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church before burial at Grandview Cemetery.

If anyone saw the red sedan or has information about what happened that morning, please share what is known with investigators.