John Keith West Sr., 54, was fatally shot on August 13, 2024, inside a residence on West 15th Avenue in Homestead, Pennsylvania. He and 45-year-old Antoinette Porterfield were discovered dead by first responders after reports of shots fired. Homestead police, receiving no answer at the door and concerned a suspect might still be inside, called the Allegheny County SWAT team, which breached the front door and used a drone before officers entered and found the two victims.

The house was known to police; there had been a recent domestic violence report related to the location, and neighbors said they had seen a man acting erratically in the weeks before the shootings. Investigators identified 25-year-old John Malcom Smith, the son of Antoinette Porterfield, as a person of interest. He had outstanding warrants for burglary, simple assault, and probation violations, and he turned himself in to Pittsburgh Police the day after the killings. He was subsequently charged in the double homicide.

If anyone knew John West, Antoinette Porterfield, or observed the area around West 15th Avenue in Homestead in August 2024, any information could be important to the ongoing inquiry.