Nevaeh Leeha Howard was shot and killed on the evening of May 21, 2024, in North Braddock, Pennsylvania. The 18-year-old Woodland Hills Online Academy senior was struck in the chest around 9:30 p.m. on the 400 block of Loginger Avenue after a disturbance among a group of people escalated physically. Emergency personnel transported her to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, where she later died.

Witnesses reported an argument involving several young adults and a woman immediately before the gunfire; neighbors described hearing a girl scream and saw a man kneel to check Nevaeh’s pulse before police arrived. The Pennsylvania State Police are leading the homicide investigation. In the days after the shooting, no arrests had been announced and no suspects were publicly identified. The Woodland Hills School District offered grief counseling and additional support to students and staff.

If anyone in the area that night has information about the disturbance on Loginger Avenue or the shooting, please share what is known with the Pennsylvania State Police.