On the afternoon of July 24, 2024, Anthony Walker, a 51-year-old Black man, was shot near the Triangle Mart on Amanda Street in the Knoxville neighborhood of Pittsburgh at about 3:45 p.m. Walker sustained a single gunshot wound to the chest, managed to enter the convenience store, and reportedly identified the person who shot him before being rushed to UPMC Mercy Hospital in critical condition. Medical staff pronounced him dead from his injuries.

Pittsburgh Police opened a homicide investigation, reviewed video from the area, and considered the identification Walker reportedly gave while in the store. No suspect names or arrests were publicly announced in the days after the shooting. Friends remembered Walker as a good person and expressed frustration over recurring neighborhood violence.

If anyone saw what happened on Amanda Street that afternoon or has information about the shooting, please share it with investigators.